Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species and serovars in New Zealand using metabarcoding

• David A. Wilkinson ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dwilkin799@gmail.com

  Affiliations New Zealand Food Safety, Science & Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, UMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (PIMIT) INSERM 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249, Université de La Réunion, Sainte-Clotilde, La Réunion, France, Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9986-6212

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• Matthew Edwards,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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• Jackie Benschop,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7814-4341

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• Shahista Nisa

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory, School of Veterinary Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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