Silva, Éverton F., Brod, Claudiomar S., Cerqueira, Gustavo M., Bourscheidt, Débora, Seyffert, Núbia, Queiroz, Adriano, Santos, Cleiton S., Ko, Albert I., and Dellagostin, Odir A. (2007) Isolation of Leptospira noguchii from sheep. Veterinary Microbiology, 121 (1-2). pp. 144-149.

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Abstract

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 isolation of L. noguchii from sheep. Together these findings indicate that L. noguchii infections may be a potentially important veterinary problem in this domestic animal species.

Item ID:	37431
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1873-2542
Keywords:	Leptospira noguchii; isolation; serogrouping; sheep; Brazil
Funders:	CAPES Foundation, Brazilian Ministry of Education, Bio-Manguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (OCF), Brazilian Ministry of Health (BMH), Brazilian National Research Foundation (CNPq), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Projects and Grants:	BMH grant 09224-7, CNPq 300.861/96-6, NIH AI-052473, NIH TW-00919
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2015 04:15
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0605 Microbiology > 060502 Infectious Agents @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 100%
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