title: Leptospiral agglutinins in dogs in Sydney.
abstract: From June 1971 to June 1972, sera from 600 dogs in Sydney were tested for leptospiral agglutinins by a rapid slide agglutination method. The end-point titre was taken at 50 percent agglutination of the live organisms. Forty-one samples (6.8 percent) had a significant leptospiral titres (100 or greater) and 5 of these reacted to 2 serotypes. Thirty serums (5 percent) contained agglutinins against L. copenhageni, and 6 (1 percent) against L. pomona, while a few samples reacted against hardjo, tarassovi, australis, grippotyphosa or pyrogenes serotypes. No significant titres were found to L. canicola, L. hebdomadis, L. autumnalis or L. bataviae.
mesh_terms: D000373:Agglutinins / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000373:Agglutinins