Serum antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles from Southern Brazil

In this study, we observed the presence of antileptospiral agglutinins in freshwater turtles of two urban lakes of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Forty animals (29 Trachemys dorbigny and 11 Phrynops hilarii) were captured and studied. Attempts to isolate leptospires from blood and urine samples were unsu...

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Main Authors: Silva, Éverton F, Seyffert, Núbia, Cerqueira, Gustavo M., Leihs, Karl P., Athanazio, Daniel A., Valente, Ana L. S., Dellagostin, Odir A., Brod, Claudiomar S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3769731/