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Potential impact on kidney infection: a whole-genome analysis of Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani

Li-Fang ChouKidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305
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Ting-Wen ChenBioinformatics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302
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Yi-Ching KoKidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305
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Ming-Jeng PanGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan 40601
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Ya-Chung TianKidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305
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Cheng-Hsun ChiuMolecular Infectious Diseases Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305
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Petrus TangBioinformatics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33302
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Cheng-Chieh HungKidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Chih-Wei YangKidney Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 33305Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1-11 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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