Prevalence and genetic divergence of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii in house rats (Rattus rattus) from Peninsular Malaysia

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Mohamad Ikbal, Nurul Huda, Bhassu, Subha, Simarani, Khanom, Uni, Shigehiko, Chew, Chin Chan, Omar, Hasmahzaiti
• التنسيق: مقال
• منشور في: Medknow Publications 2019
• الموضوعات: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24015/; http://www.apjtm.org/text.asp?2019/12/10/463/269906

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and divergence of genetically identified Leptospira spp. in the population of Rattus rattus. Methods: A total of 130 rats were used in this study. The infection within the rats were screened using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnosis, with Leptospira...