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New infectious spirochete isolated from short-tailed shrews and white-footed mice

1987; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 25; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.25.8.1490-1494.1987

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

Jacqueline F. I. Anderson, R C Johnson, Louis A. Magnarelli, F W Hyde, Theodore G. Andreadis,

Tópico(s)

Vector-borne infectious diseases

Resumo

A spirochete with two periplasmic flagella was isolated from the blood or tissues of spleens and kidneys from short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) and white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Connecticut and Minnesota. After inoculation, the shrew-mouse spirochete infected Swiss mice and Syrian hamsters. This spirochete is morphologically and serologically distinct from the species of Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira, and Spirochaeta examined.

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