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Six new leptospiral serovars isolated from wild animals in Peru

1984; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 19; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.19.6.944-945.1984

1098-660X

Jorge Leiva Hidalgo, K R Sulzer,

Zoonotic diseases and public health

Six new serovars of Leptospira interrogans were isolated from opossums (Didelphis marsupialis and Philander opossum) trapped in the Peruvian jungle. The proposed names, type strain designation, and serogroup of the serovars, respectively, were: huallaga, strain M-7, Djasiman serogroup; luis, strain M-6, Tarassovi serogroup; machiguenga, strain MMD-3, Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup; rioja, strain MR-12, Bataviae serogroup; rupa rupa, strain M-3, Sejroe serogroup; and tingomaria, strain M-13, Cynopteri serogroup.