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SUBMITTER: Silva EF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1868676 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silva Everton F EF Brod Claudiomar S CS Cerqueira Gustavo M GM Bourscheidt Débora D Seyffert Núbia N Queiroz Adriano A Santos Cleiton S CS Ko Albert I AI Dellagostin Odir A OA
Veterinary microbiology 20061121 1-2
The main goal of this study was to obtain new isolates of Leptospira spp. from sheep. A total of 10 kidney samples and 44 blood samples were collected from sheep slaughtered in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. One isolate was obtained which was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and serogrouping to be Leptospira noguchii serogroup Autumnalis. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) evaluation revealed that 4.5% of the sheep sera reacted against the Autumnalis serogroup. This is the first report of iso ...[more]