title: Bovine leptospirosis: microbiological and histological findings in cattle at slaughter.
abstract: Kidneys from cattle at slaughter were examined for the presence of leptospires. Of 218 (8.3%) kidneys leptospires were isolated from 18; all were identified as Leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo. None of the leptospire-infected kidneys had histopathological lesions indicative of leptospirosis and leptospires were demonstrated in only 2 by immunogold silver staining. Leptospires infected kidneys remained viable for at least 21 days when stored at 4 degrees but became non-viable within 14 days when stored frozen at -15 degrees.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Department of Agriculture.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Skilbeck
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Forsyth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dohnt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*