Occurrence of Leptospira Species from Rodents, Soil and Water from an Oil Palm Plantation in Northern Sarawak

• Main Authors: Lesley, Maurice Bilung, Chai, Fung Pui, Ahmad Syatir, Tahar, Kasing, Apun, Lela, Su’ut, Yee, Ling Chong, Jayasilan, Mohd-Azlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Inc. 2018
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QK Botany; SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20275/1/Occurrence.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20275/; https://scialert.net/current.php?issn=1683-9919

Leptospirosis is a death-causing disease caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria, Leptospira especially in tropical countries. Current study was aimed to detect pathogenic, intermediate and saprophytic Leptospira species using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay from an oil palm plantation in Borneo,...