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California sea lion

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


Country names
United States
Other location data
California
Year
1991


Specimen type
Kidney, Other tissue, Urine
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Ames, Iowa, Sent to "National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory


Number of animals with id isolates
4
Animal age class
Adult, Juvenile
Animal health
Died due to leptospirosis

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Citation

Gulland FMD, Koski M, Lowenstine LJ, Colagross A, Morgan L, Spraker T, 1996. Leptospirosis in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) stranded along the central California coast, 1981-1994. J Wildl Dis 32: 572-580.