A single multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme for seven pathogenic Leptospira species.

• Main Authors: Siriphan Boonsilp (Author), Janjira Thaipadungpanit (Author), Premjit Amornchai (Author), Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (Author), Mark S Bailey (Author), Matthew T G Holden (Author), Cuicai Zhang (Author), Xiugao Jiang (Author), Nobuo Koizumi (Author), Kyle Taylor (Author), Renee Galloway (Author), Alex R Hoffmaster (Author), Scott Craig (Author), Lee D Smythe (Author), Rudy A Hartskeerl (Author), Nicholas P Day (Author), Narisara Chantratita (Author), Edward J Feil (Author), David M Aanensen (Author), Brian G Spratt (Author), Sharon J Peacock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The available Leptospira multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme supported by a MLST website is limited to L. interrogans and L. kirschneri. Our aim was to broaden the utility of this scheme to incorporate a total of seven pathogenic species.We modified the existing scheme by replacing one of the s...