Table 1.
List of bacteria used in the qPCR assay
| Bacterium (n = 44) | Number tested (n) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic group | ||
| L. borgpetersenii serovar Ballum strain Mus 127 | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. borgpetersenii serovar Hardjobovis strain 117123 | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. borgpetersenii serovar Javanica | 1 | Dog |
| L. borgpetersenii serovar Javanica strain Veldrat Bataviae 46 | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. borgpetersenii serovar Tarassovi strain Perepelitsin | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Australis | 2 | Dog |
| L. interrogans serovar Australis strain Ballico | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Autumnalis strain Akiyami A | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Bataviae | 8 | Dog |
| L. interrogans serovar Bataviae strain Swart | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Canicola strain Hond Utrecht IV | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Copenhageni strain M20 | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Djasiman strain Djasiman | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Hebdomadis strain Hebdomadis | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae strain RGA | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Lai strain Lai | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Pomona strain Pomona | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. interrogans serovar Pyrogenes strain Salinem | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. kirschneri serovar Cynopteri strain 3522C | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. kirschneri serovar Grippotyphosa strain Moskva V | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. kmetyi serovar Malaysia strain Bejo-ISO9 | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| L. weilii serovar Celledoni strain Celledoni | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| Intermediate group | ||
| L. selangorensis | 3 | Environmental |
| L. wolffii | 5 | Environmental |
| Saprophytic group | ||
| L. biflexa serovar Patoc strain Patoc I | 1 | FVM, UPM |
| Other bacteria | ||
| Bacillus spp. (Gram positive) | 1 | Clinical |
| Escherichia coli (Gram negative) | 1 | Clinical |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram negative) | 1 | Clinical |
| Salmonella spp. (Gram negative) | 1 | Clinical |
| Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) | 1 | Clinical |
| Streptococcus spp. (Gram positive) | 1 | Clinical |
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FVM – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; UPM – Universiti Putra Malaysia