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Profiling of Leptospira interrogans, L. santarosai, L. meyeri and L. borgpetersenii by SE-AFLP, PFGE and susceptibility testing—a continuous attempt at species and serovar differentiation

Luisa Z MorenoLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil
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Fabiana MiragliaLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil;Veterinary Bacteriology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Fluminense Federal University, Hernani Mello, 101 Niterói/RJ24210 130, Brazil
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Walter LilenbaumVeterinary Bacteriology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Fluminense Federal University, Hernani Mello, 101 Niterói/RJ24210 130, Brazil
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José SF NetoLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil
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Julio C FreitasLaboratory of Animal Leptospirosis, Londrina State University, Rod Celso Garcia Cid, Londrina/PR86057 970, Brazil
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Zenaide M MoraisLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil
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Rudy A HartskeerlWHO/FAO/OIE and National Leptospirosis Reference Centre, KIT Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam391105, Netherlands
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Barbara LP da CostaLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil
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Silvio A VasconcellosLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, Brazil
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Andrea M MorenoLaboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance/Laboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo/SP05508 270, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-7 | Received 23 Jul 2015, Accepted 23 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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