Leptospirosis in wildlife in Brazil: isolation of a new serotype in the Pyrogenes group

A new leptospiral serotype in the serogroup Pyrogenes is described. The strain was isolated from one gray "four-eyed" opossum (Philander opossum). It is proposed that the serotype be designated guaratuba, strain An-7705. The isolations of serotypes ballum from the South American field mous...

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Published inAmerican journal of veterinary research Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 1363 - 1365
Main Authors Rosa, C.A.S, Sulzer, C.R, Giorgi, W, Silva, A.S. da, Yanaguita, R.M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1975
Subjects
Animals
Brazil
Cross Reactions
Kidney - microbiology
Leptospira - immunology
Leptospira - isolation & purification
Leptospira interrogans - immunology
Leptospira interrogans - isolation & purification
Leptospirosis - microbiology
Leptospirosis - veterinary
Mice
Opossums
Rats
Rodent Diseases - microbiology
Brazil
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Summary:A new leptospiral serotype in the serogroup Pyrogenes is described. The strain was isolated from one gray "four-eyed" opossum (Philander opossum). It is proposed that the serotype be designated guaratuba, strain An-7705. The isolations of serotypes ballum from the South American field mouse (Akodon arviculoides), szwajizak and icterohaemorrhagiae from the North American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), and grippotyphosa from many other wild animal species as well as domesticated animals are also described.
ISSN:0002-9645
1943-5681