Isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans from pigs slaughtered in São Paulo State, Brazil.

Published: Jul 1, 2008
Abstract
With the aim of isolating Leptospira spp., blood serum, kidney, liver and genital tract of 137 female swine (40 sows and 97 gilts) and also urine samples from 22 sows were collected in a slaughterhouse in the State of Sao Paulo, from April 2003 to August 2004. Four isolates were obtained from animals that presented microagglutination test (MAT) titers > 100 for the serovar Pomona and one was obtained from an animal negative by MAT in which...
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Title
Isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans from pigs slaughtered in São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Jul 1, 2008
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