Correlation between DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms in Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona type kennewicki and host animal source.
Isolates (n = 147) of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona type kennewicki from cattle, swine, horses, and wildlife were analyzed by DNA restriction endonuclease analysis. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms were identified in DNA digested with HpaII, and the restriction fragment length polymorphisms were correlated with the host animal source of the isolates. These results will be useful in understanding the epidemiology of serovar pomona infections in livestock.
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Leptospirosis and Mycobacteriosis Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. a03rllmr@attmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012703:Serotyping; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial