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Lesser bandicoot rat

Animal common names
Lesser bandicoot rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Bandicota bengalensis
Serovar
Autumnalis
Serogroup
Autumnalis
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
India
Other location data
Avadi
Year
1997


Specimen type
Kidney, Urine
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
No methods - Sent to "Brisbane Microbiology Laboratory"


Number of animals with id isolates
4
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Saravanan R, Rajendran P, Thyagarajan SP, Smythe LD, Norris MA, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, 2000. Leptospira autumnalis isolated from a human case from Avadi, India, and the serovar's predominance in local rat and bandicoot populations. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 94: 503-506.