Pathogenic Leptospira Species in Insectivorous Bats, China, 2015

Pathogenic Leptospira Species in Insectivorous Bats, China, 2015

PCR amplification of the rrs2 gene indicated that 50% (62/124) of insectivorous bats from eastern China were infected with Leptospira borgpetersenii, L. kirschneri, and several potentially new Leptospira species. Multilocus sequence typing defined 3 novel sequence types in L. kirschneri, suggesting...

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Main Authors: Hui-Ju Han, Hong-Ling Wen, Jian-Wei Liu, Xiang-Rong Qin, Min Zhao, Li-Jun Wang, Li-Mei Luo, Chuan-Min Zhou, Ye-Lei Zhu, Rui Qi, Wen-Qian Li, Hao Yu, Xue-Jie Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospira
bat
Eptesicus serotinus
Myotis fimbriatus
Myotis ricketti
Myotis pequinius
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/17-1585_article

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