title: Identification of a reservoir of leptospira interrogans serovar muenchen in voles (Microtus agrestis and Clethrionomys glareolus) in England.
abstract: Infection with leptospires of the Australis serogroup is widespread in voles in Southern England and the serovar identification of five randomly-selected isolates was determined by cross agglutination absorption. Two isolates from short-tailed voles (Microtus agrestis) and three isolates from bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) were all identified as serovar muenchen. The only previous isolation of this serovar is that from a human in Germany.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D004739:England; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping