Genotypes of pathogenic Leptospira spp isolated from rodents in Argentina
- Grune Loffler, Sylvia
- Pavan, María Elisa
- Vanasco, Norma Bibiana
- Samartino, Luis Ernesto
- Suarez, Olga Virginia
- Auteri, Carmelo
- Romero, Graciela
- Brihuega, Bibiana
DOIAbstract
Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis in the world and significant efforts have been made to determine and classify pathogenic Leptospira strains. This zoonosis is maintained in nature through chronic renal infections of carrier animals, with rodents and other small mammals serving as the most important reservoirs. Additionally, domestic animals, such as livestock and dogs, are significant sources of human infection. In this study, a multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was applied to genotype 22 pathogenic Leptospira strains isolated from urban and periurban rodent populations from different regions of Argentina. Three MLVA profiles were identified in strains belonging to the species Leptospira interrogans (...
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