Heterogenic colonization patterns by Leptospira interrogans in Rattus norvegicus from urban slums

We evaluated the renal colonization by Leptospira interrogans in Rattus norvegicus (rats), as it is the major natural reservoir of urban leptospirosis. We caught 72 R. norvegicus, out of which 32 were found to be positive for L. interrogans by immunofluorescence assay. From these rats, we selected 1...

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Main Authors: Santos, Ana Amélia Nunes, Figueira, Cláudio Pereira, dos Reis, Mitermayer Galvão, Costa, Federico, Ristow, Paula
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704622/