Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii isolates.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2600365 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature