Leptospirosis in small mammals of Iran: II: isolation of Leptospira grippotyphosa from Mus msuculus.
The serotype of Leptospira grippotyphosa, which is most frequently encountered among sheep, cattle and man in Iran, was isolated from the kidney of a house mouse, Mus musculus, by direct culture and animal inoculation. This is the first time that a rodent reservoir of L. grippotyphosa in Iran has been investigated and reported.
D000818:Animals; D007492:Iran; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice / Q000382:microbiology*