Identification of clinical isolates of Leptospira spp by pulsed field gel-electrophoresis and microscopic agglutination test.
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Twenty-five clinical isolates of Leptospira spp were characterized by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and pulsed field gel-electrophoresis (PFGE) in comparison with 23 reference Leptospira serovars and with the saprophytic L. biflexa serovar Patoc. PFGE DNA profiling was more specific and reliable than MAT.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
دوره 38 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007