title: Predominance of the ST143 and ST50 Leptospira clones in the urban rat populations of Peninsular Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Douadi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benacer
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Siti Nursheena
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mohd Zain
authors.affiliation: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohd Khairul Nizam
authors.initials: MKN
authors.lastname: Mohd Khalid
authors.affiliation: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rudy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hartskeerl
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Kwai Lin
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Thong
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002947:Cities; D007919:Leptospira / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008296:Malaysia; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*