Detection of Leptospiral DNA in the Urine of Donkeys on the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Collection of Samples
2.2. DNA Extraction
2.3. Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Grevemeyer, B.; Vandenplas, M.; Beigel, B.; Cho, E.; Willingham, A.L.; Verma, A. Detection of Leptospiral DNA in the Urine of Donkeys on the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts. Vet. Sci. 2017, 4, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4010002
Grevemeyer B, Vandenplas M, Beigel B, Cho E, Willingham AL, Verma A. Detection of Leptospiral DNA in the Urine of Donkeys on the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts. Veterinary Sciences. 2017; 4(1):2. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4010002
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrevemeyer, Bernard, Michel Vandenplas, Brittney Beigel, Ellen Cho, Arve Lee Willingham, and Ashutosh Verma. 2017. "Detection of Leptospiral DNA in the Urine of Donkeys on the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts" Veterinary Sciences 4, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4010002