Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii Isolates

We developed a typing method that can differentiate 8 strains of Rickettsia prowazekii into 7 genotypes. This method can be used to type and trace the origin of R. prowazekii isolated from samples collected during epidemics after a bioterrorism attack.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhu, Yong, Medina-Sanchez, Aaron, Bouyer, Donald, Walker, David H., Yu, Xue-jie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680662
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080444
Descripción
Sumario:We developed a typing method that can differentiate 8 strains of Rickettsia prowazekii into 7 genotypes. This method can be used to type and trace the origin of R. prowazekii isolated from samples collected during epidemics after a bioterrorism attack.

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