Heterogenic colonization patterns by Leptospira interrogans in Rattus norvegicus from urban slums
AbstractWe 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 se...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015005040873&lng=en&tlng=en |