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Norwegian rat

Animal common names
Norwegian rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Rattus norvegicus
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Colombia
Other location data
Groceries trade centre, Medellin
Year
Not stated


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


Number of animals with id isolates
12
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Agudelo-Florez P, Londono AF, Quiroz VH, Angel JC, Moreno N, Loaiza ET, et al. Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in urban rodents from a groceries trade center of Medellin, Colombia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2009;81(5):906-10.