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Rat

Animal common names
Rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Not stated
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Philippines
Other location data
Manila metropolitan area and Laguna
Year
2006-2007


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT), Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene, Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
Gene
gyrB


Number of animals with id isolates
17
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Villanueva SYAM, Ezoe H, Baterna RA, Yanagihara Y, Muto M, Koizumi N, Fukui T, Okamoto Y, Masuzawa T, Cavinta LL, Gloriani NG, Yoshida SI, 2010. Serologic and molecular studies of Leptospira and leptospirosis among rats in the Philippines. Am J Trop Med Hyg 82: 889-898