Characterisation of leptospires isolated from cattle and man in Plateau State, Nigeria
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Six leptospiral strains isolated from bovine kidneys and one other strain isolated from midstream urine of a butcher were characterised. All the bovine isolates shared serological and biological properties characteristic of Leptospira interrogans but the human isolate had some characteristics of pathogenic and some of saprophytic leptospires. Although the human isolate was not recovered in culture, all six bovine isolates were recovered. Five of the bovine isolates belonged to a new serovar in the Pyrogenes serogroup and the remaining two isolates belonged to serovar hardjo.
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