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Rice-Field rat

Animal common names
Rice-Field rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Rattus argentiventer
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Year
2009-10


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
PCR
Determining method
Multilocus variable tandem repeats (MLVA), Variable Number Tandem Repeats (VNTR), Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene
Gene
rrs, secY


Number of animals with id isolates
5
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Cosson JF, Picardeau M, Mielcarek M, Tatard C, Chaval Y, Suputtamongkol Y, et al. Epidemiology of Leptospira transmitted by rodents in southeast Asia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2014;8(6):e2902.