TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Leptospira strains
| No. | Species | Serogroup | Serovar | Origin of isolate | Geographical area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. interrogans | Australis | Bratislava | Animal (Erinaceus sp.) | Czechoslovakia | ATCC (ATCC 23578) |
| 2 | L. interrogans | Australis | Bratislava | Unknown | United States | Queensland Laboratory |
| 3 | L. interrogans | Australis | ND | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 4 | L. interrogans | Australis | Australis | Environment | Malaysia | ATCC (ATCC 23605) |
| 5 | L. interrogans | Australis | Muenchen | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 6 | L. interrogans | Australis | Muenchen | Animal (dog) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 7 | L. interrogans | Australis | ND | Human | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 8 | L. interrogans | Autumnalis | Autumnalis | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 9 | L. interrogans | Autumnalis | Autumnalis | Human | Japan | ATCC (ATCC 23476) |
| 10 | L. interrogans | Autumnalis | Autumnalis | Human | France | Pasteur Institute (France) |
| 11 | L. interrogans | Autumnalis | Autumnalis | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 12 | L. interrogans | Bataviae | Bataviae | Environment | Malaysia | ATCC (ATCC 23602) |
| 13 | L. interrogans | Canicola | Canicola | Animal (dog) | ND | ATCC (ATCC 23606) |
| 14 | L. interrogans | Canicola | Canicola | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 15 | L. interrogans | Canicola | Canicola | Unknown | France | Virbac (France) |
| 16 | L. interrogans | Canicola | ND | Animal (dog) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 17 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Copenhageni | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 18 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 19 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Human | France | Pasteur Institute (France) |
| 20 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Human | France | Pasteur Institute (France) |
| 21 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | IH CF1 | Unknown | France | Merieux (France) |
| 22 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | ND | Environment | France | Mérial (France) |
| 23 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Human | France | ATCC (ATCC 23581) |
| 24 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | Lai | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 25 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | ND | Animal (Rattus norvegicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 26 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | ND | Animal (Ondatra zibethicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 27 | L. interrogans | Icterohaemorrhagiae | ND | Animal (Myocastor coypus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 28 | L. interrogans | Pomona | Pomona | Human | Australia | ATCC (ATCC 23478) |
| 29 | L. interrogans | Pomona | Pomona | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 30 | L. interrogans | Pyrogenes | Pyrogenes | Human | Indonesia | ATCC (ATCC 23480) |
| 31 | L. interrogans | Pyrogenes | Pyrogenes | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 32 | L. interrogans | Sejroe | Wolfii | Human | Indonesia | ATCC (ATCC 23482) |
| 33 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Myocastor coypus) | France | Frank Duncombe Laboratory (France) |
| 34 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Human | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 35 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Rattus norvegicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 36 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Rattus norvegicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 37 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Mus musculus) | France (Guadeloupe) | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 38 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Rattus norvegicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 39 | L. interrogans | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (bovine) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 40 | L. kirschneri | Cynopteri | ND | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 41 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Environment | Malaysia | ATCC (ATCC 23604) |
| 42 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 43 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Animal | France | Adiagène (France) |
| 44 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Human | France | Pasteur Institute (France) |
| 45 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Human | France | Pasteur Institute (France) |
| 46 | L. kirschneri | Grippotyphosa | Grippotyphosa | Human | Russia | ATCC (ATCC 23469) |
| 47 | NDa | Pomona | ND | Animal (pig) | France | New Caledonia Laboratory |
| 48 | ND | Pomona | ND | Animal (pig) | France | New Caledonia Laboratory |
| 49 | ND | Pomona | ND | Animal (pig) | France | New Caledonia Laboratory |
| 50 | ND | Unknown | Unknown | Animal | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
| 51 | ND | Unknown | Unknown | Animal (Rattus norvegicus) | France | National Veterinary School of Nantes (France) |
a
ND, not determined.