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Molecular Characterization and Serology of Leptospira kirschneri (Serogroup Grippotyphosa) Isolated from Urine of a Mare Post‐Abortion in Brazil
Author(s) -
Hamond C.,
Martins G.,
Bremont S.,
Medeiros M. A.,
Bourhy P.,
Lilenbaum W.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/zph.12224
Subject(s) - serology , leptospira , biology , abortion , virology , molecular epidemiology , veterinary medicine , serotype , genotype , gene , antibody , genetics , medicine , pregnancy
Summary A strain of Leptospira kirschneri (serogroup Grippotyphosa) was cultured from urine of a mare post‐abortion in Brazil and characterized by serogrouping, multiple‐locus variable‐number tandem repeat analysis, PGFE , and sequencing of genes rrs and secY . Strains of L. kirschneri have apparently never been recovered from horses in tropical area, only in Europe and USA . Knowledge of local epidemiology is important to interpret genetic profiles of leptospires circulating in an area.