Molecular Characterization of Leptospira Species Detected in the Kidneys of Slaughtered Livestock in Abattoirs in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Dogonyaro B, van Heerden H, Potts A, Fasina F, Casanovas-Massana A, Kolo F, Lötter C, Byaruhanga C, Ko A, Wunder E, Adesiyun A. Molecular Characterization of Leptospira Species Detected in the Kidneys of Slaughtered Livestock in Abattoirs in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Pathogens 2023, 12: 666. PMID: 37242336, PMCID: PMC10223745, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12050666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHardjo-bovisQPCR-positive samplesLivestock populationsFirst molecular characterizationLivestockSouth AfricaMolecular characterizationSheepLeptospira speciesGauteng ProvinceCattleMolecular methodsSerovar IcterohaemorrhagiaeBovisSppPigsAfricaGene regionAbattoirProvinceIcterohaemorrhagiaeTreesLeptospirosisQPCRSpecies