Isolation of leptospira Serovars Canicola and Copenhageni from cattle urine in the state of Paraná, Brazil Isolamento de leptospiras dos Sorovares Canicola e Copenhageni em amostras de urina de bovinos no estado do Paraná, Brasil

Isolation of leptospira Serovars Canicola and Copenhageni from cattle urine in the state of Paraná, Brazil Isolamento de leptospiras dos Sorovares Canicola e Copenhageni em amostras de urina de bovinos no estado do Paraná, Brasil

In 2001, 698 urine samples were randomly collected from cattle at a slaughterhouse in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Direct examination using dark field microscopy was carried out immediately after collection. Five putative positive samples were cultured in modified EMJH medium, yielding two positive...

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Main Authors: Francielle Gibson da Silva Zacarias, Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos, Eleine Kuroki Anzai, Nilson Giraldi, Julio Cesar de Freitas, Rudy Hartskeerl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Leptospira
cultura
leptospirose
diagnóstico
bovino
culture
leptospirosis
diagnosis
cattle
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