Some observations on chronic leptospiral carrier state in gerbils experimentally infected with Leptospira grippotyphosa.
Leptospiruria with persistent microscopic agglutinating antibody titers were maintained in gerbils that became carriers following experimental infection with Leptospira grippotyphosa, strain F 4397. Leptospires were isolated from kidneys of a gerbil which died 28 months after experimental inoculation.
D000818:Animals; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000662:veterinary; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005849:Gerbillinae; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology