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Norwegian rat

Animal common names
Norwegian rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Rattus norvegicus
Serovar
Javanica
Serogroup
Javanica
Species
L.borgpeterseni
Presumptive species
L.borgpeterseni


Country names
India
Other location data
Tiruchirappalli, Cauvery river valley, Tamil Nadu
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR, Sequencing and phylogeny based on a single gene, Monoclonal antibodies
Gene
secY


Number of animals with id isolates
13
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Natarajaseenivasan K, Vedhagiri K, Sivabalan V, Prabagaran SG, Sukumar S, Artiushin SC, Timoney JF, 2011. Seroprevalence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica infection among dairy cattle, rats and humans in the Cauvery river valley of southern India. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 42: 679-686.