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Horse

Animal common names
Horse
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Equus caballus
Serovar
Australis/Bratislava
Serogroup
Australis
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Brazil
Other location data
Rio de Janeiro
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Urine
Detection method
PCR
Determining method
Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene
Gene
secY, Lipl32


Number of animals with id isolates
14
Animal age class
Adult
Animal health
Healthy/Asymptomatic

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Citation

Hamond C, Martins G, Bremont S, Medeiros MA, Bourhy P, Lilenbaum W, 2014. Predominance of Leptospira interrogans serovar Bratislava DNA in vaginal fluid of mares suggests sexual transmission of leptospirosis. Animal Reproduction Science 151: 275-279.