Experimental Infection of Rattus norvegicus by the Group II Intermediate Pathogen, Leptospira licerasiae.
Fernandez C, Lubar AA, Vinetz JM, Matthias MA. Experimental Infection of Rattus norvegicus by the Group II Intermediate Pathogen, Leptospira licerasiae. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2018, 99: 275-280. PMID: 29943708, PMCID: PMC6090328, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansKidneyLeptospiraLeptospirosisMalePolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySequence Analysis, DNASerogroupSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsConceptsOral routeHuman seroreactivitySprague-Dawley ratsRoute of infectionExperimental infection modelQuantitative polymerase chain reactionTranscutaneous routeGastric gavageParenteral inoculationClinical historyPolymerase chain reactionRenal colonizationGroup IIKidney tissuePeruvian Amazon cityExperimental infectionInfectionInfection modelChain reactionSeroreactivityHigh rateRatsReservoir hostsAmazon cityGavage