Molecular Characterization and Serology of Leptospira kirschneri (Serogroup Grippotyphosa) Isolated from Urine of a Mare Post-Abortion in Brazil

C. Hamond (1) , G. Martins (1) , S. Bremont (2) , M. A. Medeiros (3) , Pascale Bourhy (2) , W. Lilenbaum (1)

1 UFF - Universidade Federal Fluminense [Rio de Janeiro]
2 Biologie des Spirochètes / Biology of Spirochetes
3 FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

A strain of Leptospira kirschneri (serogroup Grippotyphosa) was cultured from urine of a mare post-abortion in Brazil and characterized by serogrouping, multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis, PGFE, and sequencing of genes rrs and secY. Strains of L. kirschneri have apparently never been recovered from horses in tropical area, only in Europe and USA. Knowledge of local epidemiology is important to interpret genetic profiles of leptospires circulating in an area.

Keywords: Leptospira kirschneri; grippotyphosa; horse

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

C. Hamond, G. Martins, S. Bremont, M. A. Medeiros, Pascale Bourhy, et al.. Molecular Characterization and Serology of Leptospira kirschneri (Serogroup Grippotyphosa) Isolated from Urine of a Mare Post-Abortion in Brazil. Zoonoses and Public Health, 2015, 63 (3), pp.191-195. ⟨10.1111/zph.12224⟩. ⟨pasteur-02945392⟩