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Spiny rat

Animal common names
Spiny rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Proechimys spp.
Serovar
Icterohaemorrhagiae
Serogroup
Icterohaemorrhagiae
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Peru
Other location data
Iquitos
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)


Number of animals with id isolates
1
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Matthias MA, Diaz MM, Campos KJ, Estrada CH, Ricaldi JN, Willig MR, Gotuzzo E, Galloway R, Levett PN, Gilman RH, Vinetz JM, 2003. Three novel leptospires isolated from wild animals in the Peruvian Amazon region of Iquitos. Am J Trop Med Hyg 69: 415-416.