Multilocus sequence typing method for identification and genotypic classification of pathogenic Leptospira species

• Published in: Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 28
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Niyaz, Devi, S Manjulata, Valverde, M de los A, Vijayachari, P, Machang'u, Robert S, Ellis, William A, Hartskeerl, Rudy A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.11.2006; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria, Pathogenic; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Development and progression; Genes, Bacterial; Genetic aspects; Genetic Variation; Genotype; Gram-negative bacteria; Humans; Leptospira; Leptospira - classification; Leptospira - genetics; Leptospira - pathogenicity; Leptospirosis - transmission; Mammals; Nucleotide sequence; Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; United States

Leptospira are the parasitic bacterial organisms associated with a broad range of mammalian hosts and are responsible for severe cases of human Leptospirosis. The epidemiology of leptospirosis is complex and dynamic. Multiple serovars have been identified, each adapted to one or more animal hosts. A...