Leptospira interrogans infection in tegu lizard (Tupinambis merianae), Brazil
ABSTRACT: We used 12 tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae) from northeastern Brazil, and we reported nine (75%) Leptospira sp. PCR-positive animals and six (50%) seropositive. Leptospira sp. DNA sequencing revealed 99% similarity with L. interrogans. Our findings indicated that this species may play a role in the transmission of human leptospirosis.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782020001200454 |
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