Molecular Typing of Pathogenic Leptospira Serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae Strains Circulating in China during the Past 50 Years.

• Main Authors: Cuicai Zhang (Author), Huimian Yang (Author), Xiuwen Li (Author), Zhiqiang Cao (Author), Haijian Zhou (Author), Linzi Zeng (Author), Jianmin Xu (Author), Yinghua Xu (Author), Yung-Fu Chang (Author), Xiaokui Guo (Author), Yongzhang Zhu (Author), Xiugao Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis is one of the most important neglected tropical infectious diseases worldwide. Icterohaemorrhagiae has been throughout recent history, and still is, the predominant serogroup of this pathogen in China. However, very little in detail is known about the serovars or genotypes o...