Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii isolates

Yong Zhu; Aaron Medina-Sanchez; Donald Bouyer; David H. Walker; Xue Jie Yu

doi:10.3201/eid1408.080444

Genotyping Rickettsia prowazekii isolates

Yong Zhu, Aaron Medina-Sanchez, Donald Bouyer, David H. Walker, Xue Jie Yu

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1300-1302
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080444
State	Published - Aug 2008

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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