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California sea lion

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


Country names
Canada, United States
Other location data
Pacific coast
Year
2004-2007


Specimen type
Kidney, Urine
Detection method
Culture, PCR
Determining method
Repetitive DNA sequence amplification, Restriction endonuclease analysis
Gene
IS1500


Number of animals with id isolates
8
Animal age class
Adult, Juvenile
Animal health
Died due to leptospirosis, Diseased

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Citation

Zuerner RL, Cameron CE, Raverty S, Robinson J, Colegrove KM, Norman SA, Lambourn D, Jeffries S, Alt DP, Gulland F, 2009. Geographical dissemination of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona during seasonal migration of California sea lions. Veterinary Microbiology 137: 105-110.