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Opossum

Animal common names
Opossum
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Philander spp
Serovar
Proechimys
Serogroup
Pomona
Species
L.noguchi
Presumptive species
L.noguchii


Country names
Peru
Year
2002-2010


Specimen type
Not stated
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)


Number of animals with id isolates
3 L. noguchi, 1 L. interrogans, 12 L. santarosai. Serovar numbers not stated
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Rivera P, Ticlla M, Balda L, Gonzalez D, Cespedes M, 2012. Genetic diversity of Peruvian isolates of Leptospira spp. through pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica 29: 469-76.