- Animal common names
- Norwegian rat
- Family
- Mammalia
- Animal genus and species
- Rattus norvegicus
- Serovar
- Icterohaemorrhagiae/Copenhageni
- Serogroup
- Icterohaemorrhagiae
- Species
- L.interrogans
- Presumptive species
- L.interrogans
- Country names
- Japan
- Other location data
- Tokyo, Japan
- Year
- 2002-2007
- Specimen type
- Kidney
- Detection method
- Culture
- Determining method
- Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
- Number of animals with id isolates
- 22
- Animal age class
- Not stated
- Animal health
- Not stated
Citation
Koizumi N, Muto M, Tanikawa T, Mizutani H, Sohmura Y, Hayashi E, Akao N, Hoshino M, Kawabata H, Watanabe H, 2009. Human leptospirosis cases and the prevalence of rats harbouring Leptospira interrogans in urban areas of Tokyo, Japan. Journal of Medical Microbiology 58: 1227-1230.
