title: Isolation of Leptospira from desert rodents of west Texas.
abstract: Urine, blood and tissue samples from 369 rodents of 13 species were cultured for Leptospira. Four serogroups, including ballum, isterohaemorrhagiae, pomona, and grippotyphosa, were isolated from 70 rodents (19%) of 9 species.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D007919:Leptospira / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D012377:Rodentia; D013781:Texas; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis