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Raccoon

Animal common names
Raccoon
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Procyon lotor
Species
L.interrogans
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
United States
Other location data
Indiana
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Urine
Detection method
PCR
Determining method
Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene
Gene
Lipl32


Number of animals with id isolates
12
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Tan CG, Dharmarajan G, Beasley J, Rhodes O, Jr., Moore G, Wu CC, Lin TL, 2014. Neglected leptospirosis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Indiana, USA. Veterinary Quarterly 34: 1-10.