In:
Journal of Medical Microbiology, Microbiology Society, Vol. 63, No. 9 ( 2014-09-01), p. 1234-1236
Abstract:
A total of 15 adult ewes from one flock known to be seroreactive for leptospirosis was studied. Urine and vaginal fluid were collected from each animal to test for the presence of leptospires using bacterial culture and conventional PCR methods. One pure culture of Leptospira sp. was obtained from the vaginal fluid sample of a non-pregnant ewe. The isolate was characterized by DNA sequencing of the rrs and secY genes, variable-number of tandem-repeats (VNTR) analysis and serogrouping, and the isolate was typed as Leptospira interrogans serogroup Sejroe serovar Hardjo type Hardjoprajitno. This report indicates the presence of viable Leptospira in the vaginal fluid of a ewe, suggesting the potential for venereal transmission of leptospires in sheep.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-2615
,
1473-5644
DOI:
10.1099/jmm.0.065466-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Microbiology Society
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2083944-3
SSG:
12
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