Genetic relatedness of Leptospira interrogans serogroup Autumnalis isolated from humans dogs and mice in Japan

摘要

A dendrogram based on multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) using 11 loci showing relationships among human, dog, and mouse isolates of L. interrogans serogroup Autumnalis. Profiles of the copy numbers of the repeats of the 11 loci were analyzed using a categorical multi-state coefficient and unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA) as a clustering algorithm with BioNumerics software version 7.6 (Applied Maths, Belgium)