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Cottontail rabbit

Animal common names
Cottontail rabbit
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Sylvilagus floridanus
Serovar
Grippotyphosa
Serogroup
Grippotyphosa
Presumptive species
L.kirschneri


Country names
United States
Other location data
Mississippi Delta
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney
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

Shotts EB, Andrews CL, Sulzer C, Greene E, 1971. Leptospirosis in cottontail and swamp rabbits of the Mississippi Delta. J Wildl Dis 7: 115-117.