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Cattle

Animal common names
Cattle
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Bos taurus
Serovar
Ngavi
Serogroup
Tarassovi
Presumptive species
L.borgpeterseni


Country names
Zimbabwe
Other location data
Marondera abattoir with cattle from Mashonaland & Manicaland province
Year
1987-1988


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Monoclonal antibodies, Restriction fragment length polymorphisms, Southern blot hybridisation, Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT)


Number of animals with id isolates
2
Animal age class
Adult
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Feresu SB, Bolin CA, Korver H, 1998. A new leptospiral serovar, Ngavi, in the Tarassovi serogroup isolated from Zimbabwe oxen. Int J Syst Bacteriol 48: 207-213.