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California sea lion

Animal common names
California sea lion
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Zalophus californianus
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
United States
Other location data
Gulf of California
Year
2000


Specimen type
Blood, Urine
Detection method
PCR
Determining method
Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene
Gene
23S


Number of animals with id isolates
9
Animal age class
Juvenile
Animal health
Healthy/Asymptomatic

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Citation

Acevedo-Whitehouse K, de la Cueva H, Gulland FMD, Aurioles-Gamboa D, Arellano-Carbajal F, Suarez-Guemes F. Evidence of Leptospira interrogans infection in California sea lion pups from the Gulf of California. J Wildl Dis. 2003;39(1):145-51.