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Isolation and classification of sixteen strains of saprophytic leptospires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

M. Cinco ,
J. D. Coghlan  and
P. R. J. Matthews
M. Cinco
Affiliation:
Institute of Microbiology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
J. D. Coghlan
Affiliation:
Leptospira Reference Laboratory, Public Health Laboratory Service, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5DX
P. R. J. Matthews
Affiliation:
Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, England
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Sixteen strains of leptospires were isolated from surface water (14 in England and 2 in Italy) and were classified. They were all saprophytic, and nine of them belonged to known serovars: the others were found to represent new serovars within already known serogroups.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 84 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 173 - 179
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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