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SUBMITTER: Rajeev S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071179 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rajeev Sreekumari S Shiokawa Kanae K Llanes Alejandro A Rajeev Malavika M Restrepo Carlos Mario CM Chin Raymond R Cedeño Eymi E Ellis Esteban E
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200222 2
In this study, we detected and characterized <i>Leptospira</i> infection and exposure in rats on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts for the first time. We detected <i>Leptospira</i> infection in 17/29 (59%), 14/29 (48)%, and 11/29 (38)% of rats by RT-PCR, culture, and immunofluorescence assay, respectively. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and analysis and serogrouping of 17 <i>Leptospira</i> strains isolated from rats revealed their close relationship with <i>L. interrogans</i> serogroup Icteroha ...[more]