Open AccessIdentification of leptospira serovars by restriction-endonuclease analysis
Author(s) -
R.B. Marshall,
B. E. Wilton,
Anthony J. Robinson
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/00222615-14-1-163
Subject(s) - leptospira , serotype , restriction enzyme , identification (biology) , biology , endonuclease , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , genetics , computational biology , dna , botany
Strains of Leptospira interrogans were examined by restriction-endonuclease analysis. Serovars hardjo and balcanica gave patterns that differed from each other, and from those of other members of the Hebdomadis serogroup and members of other serogroups. The method should be useful for the identification of leptospires and might throw light on problems of their classification.