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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
United States
Other location data
California
Year
2010-2012


Specimen type
Urine
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)


Number of animals with id isolates
2
Animal age class
Adult, Juvenile
Animal health
Healthy/Asymptomatic, Not stated

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Citation

Prager KC, Greig DJ, Alt DP, Galloway RL, Hornsby RL, Palmer LJ, Soper J, Wu Q, Zuerner RL, Gulland FMD, Lloyd-Smith JO, 2013. Asymptomatic and chronic carriage of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Veterinary Microbiology 164: 177-183.