A clonal subpopulation of Leptospira interrogans sensu stricto is the major cause of leptospirosis outbreaks in Brazil.

Abstract:

:Leptospira is a highly diverse genus comprising many species and serogroups in Brazil as well as all over the world. However, a study by arbitrarily primed PCR of 44 leptospiral strains isolated from humans during three different outbreaks in Brazilian urban centers reveals that 43 of 44 isolates exhibit very similar fingerprints. Analysis of these isolates indicates that they belong to a clonal subpopulation of Leptospira interrogans sensu stricto.

journal_name

J Clin Microbiol

authors

Pereira MM,Matsuo MG,Bauab AR,Vasconcelos SA,Moraes ZM,Baranton G,Saint Girons I

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-01-01 00:00:00

pages

450-2

issue

1

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

journal_volume

38

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