Detection of Leptospira species in bat cadavers, Czech and Slovak Republics
oleh: Veronika Seidlova, Petra Straková, Romana Kejíková, Monika Nemcova, Tomáš Bartonička, Jiří Salát, Lucie Dufková, Silvie Šikutová, Jan Mendel, Clifton McKee, Jan Zukal, Jiri Pikula, Ivo Rudolf
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Kidney samples from 300 bat cadavers from the Czech and Slovak Republics were tested for Leptospira DNA using PCR and sequencing of three genes (lipL32, flab, and 16S ribosomal RNA). Overall detection rate was 4.7% and two bat species (Myotis myotis and Nyctalus noctula) were PCR-positive for at least one gene. Detected Leptospira sequences were similar to L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii, and included a potentially novel species related to L. weilii.