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Polymerase Chain Reaction and Dot-Blot Hybridization for Leptospira Detection in Water Samples
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Comparison of different DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction methods to detect Leptospira spp. on field
Maria Vitale1, Fabrizio Vitale, Stefano Reale
1Istituto Zooprofilatico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Palermo, Italy. mvitale@pa.izs.it
Revista Cubana De Medicina Tropical
|October 31, 2007
Abstract:
It was carried out a comparison on two reference Leptospira strains DNA between different extraction methods and two polymerase chain reaction protocol. The DNA was quantified and serial dilutions were tested by polymerase chain reaction. The results showed difference in terms of recovery and sensitivity between this methods.

