Open AccessAnalysis of Multilocus Sequence Typing for Identification of Leptospira Isolates in Brazil
Author(s) -
Eliete C. Romero,
Roberta Morozetti Blanco,
Renee L. Galloway
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01119-11
Subject(s) - multilocus sequence typing , leptospira , serotype , biology , typing , genetics , sequence analysis , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , gene
A collection of 101 Leptospira isolates was tested by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and by traditional serotyping. MLST divided the isolates into 4 sequence types (STs), while serotyping classified them into 6 serogroups. Two isolates failed to generate products for some genes by MLST. MLST was less discriminatory than serotyping for uncommonly occurring isolates from humans in Brazil.
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