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FLYING FOXES AS CARRIERS OF PATHOGENIC LEPTOSPIRA SPECIES
1 Oct 2005
Abstract excerpt
Recent serologic studies have identified flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) as carriers of leptospirosis; however, little is known about the role of flying foxes as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira spp. To determine if Australian Pteropus spp. are carriers of pathogenic Leptospira spp., TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect leptospiral DNA in kidney and urine specimens from four species...
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