Multilocus sequence analysis for typing Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri.
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Fifty-three strains belonging to the pathogenic species Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri were analyzed by multilocus sequence analysis. The species formed two distinct branches. In the L. interrogans branch, the phylogenetic tree clustered the strains into three subgroups. Genogroups and serogroups were superimposed but not strictly.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 48 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010