- Animal common names
- Giant pouched rat
- Family
- Mammalia
- Animal genus and species
- Cricetomys gambianus
- Serovar
- Kenya
- Serogroup
- Ballum
- Presumptive species
- L.borgpeterseni
- Country names
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Year
- Not stated
- Specimen type
- Not stated
- Detection method
- Culture
- Determining method
- Repetitive DNA sequence amplification, Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT)
- Gene
- IS1500, IS1533
- Number of animals with id isolates
- 2
- Animal age class
- Not stated
- Animal health
- Not stated
Citation
Machang'u RS, Mgode GF, Assenga J, Mhamphi G, Weetjens B, Cox C, Verhagen R, Sondij S, Goris MG, Hartskeerl RA, 2004. Serological and molecular characterization of Leptospira serovar Kenya from captive African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) from Morogoro Tanzania. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 41: 117-121.
