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South American water rat

Animal common names
South American water rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Nectomys squamipes
Serovar
Australis
Serogroup
Australis
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Brazil
Other location data
Southeast Brazil
Year
1968-1974


Specimen type
Kidney, Pooled organs, Urine
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT)


Number of animals with id isolates
2
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Cordeiro F, Sulzer CR, Ramos AA, 1981. Leptospira interrogans in several wildlife species in southeast Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira 1: 19-29.