Comparison of two multilocus sequence based genotyping schemes for Leptospira species.

• Main Authors: Ahmed Ahmed (Author), Janjira Thaipadungpanit (Author), Siriphan Boonsilp (Author), Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (Author), Kishore Nalam (Author), Brian G Spratt (Author), David M Aanensen (Author), Lee D Smythe (Author), Niyaz Ahmed (Author), Edward J Feil (Author), Rudy A Hartskeerl (Author), Sharon J Peacock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several sequence based genotyping schemes have been developed for Leptospira spp. The objective of this study was to genotype a collection of clinical and reference isolates using the two most commonly used schemes and compare and contrast the results.A total of 48 isolates consisting of L. interrog...