Isolation of leptospires from a one week dead coypu (Myocastor coypus Molina).
The isolation of L. Interrogans from a one week dead coypu is reported. The isolate was identified as a pathogenic strain of leptospira belonging to the Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup.
D000818:Animals; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature