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Rat

Animal common names
Rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Rattus spp.
Serovar
Arborea
Serogroup
Ballum
Species
L.borgpeterseni
Presumptive species
L.borgpeterseni


Country names
Australia
Other location data
Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Tully
Year
1998-2003


Specimen type
Not stated
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Fluorescent-amplified fragment-length polymorphism, Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT)


Number of animals with id isolates
12
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Craig SB, Smythe LD, 2010. Molecular epidemiology of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea, Queensland, Australia, 1998-2005. Am J Trop Med Hyg 83: 820-1.