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. 2010 Sep 14;4(9):e824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000824

Table 1. Serovar identification results and CAAT results of isolates sent to CDC. 1 .

Origin Source (Number) Serovar Identification (PFGE) Number of Isolates Confirmed by CAAT MLST
Brazil Dog (11), Human (2), Swine (2), Cow (1) Canicola 16 5 3 (ST37,Pomona or Canicola)
Human (13), Dog (1), Cow (1) Icterohaemorrhagiae 15
Swine Kennewicki2 (Pomona) 1
Rat Biflexa 1 NA3
Capybara Unknown 6 NA
Cow Unknown 1
Capybara Unknown 1
Total 41
United States - Hawaii Human Icterohaemorrhagiae 16 3 8 (ST17, Copenhageni or Icterohaemorrhagiae)
Human Ballum 4 NA
Human Unknown 17 12 (ST51, Australis)
Human Unknown 1 NA
Human Unknown 1 NA
Human Unknown 2 NA
United States - Other Human Icterohaemorrhagiae 1
Dog Grippotyphosa (L. kirschneri) 1
Human Unknown 2 NA
Human Unknown 2 NA
Total 47
Egypt Human Icterohaemorrhagiae 12 3 3 (ST17, Copenhageni or Icterohaemorrhagiae)
Human Pomona 7 4 1 (ST37, Pomona or Canicola)
Human Bataviae 6 5 5 (ST50, Bataviae)
Human Pyrogenes 3 3 3 (ST88, 1 of 4 Pyrogenes ST types)
Human Grippotyphosa (L. interrogans) 3 2 1 (ST111, 1 of 4 Grippotyphosa ST types)
Total 31
Peru Rat (9), Spiny Rat (1) Icterohaemorrhagiae 10 2 2 (ST17, Copenhageni or Icterohaemorrhagiae)
Rat (7), Human (2) L. licerasiae 9 NA
Opossum Unknown 1
Spiny Rat Unknown 1 NA
Opossum Unknown 1
Total 22
Thailand Human (24), Rat (3) Bulgarica (L.interrogans) 27 7 1 (ST34, no reference match)
Rat Bataviae 1
Human Unknown 1 1(ST113, no reference match)
Human Unknown 1
Rat Unknown 1
Total 31
Denmark Human L. broomii 1 NA
France Human L. broomii 1 NA
Guyana Human Icterohaemorrhagiae 1 1 1 (ST17, Copenhageni or Icterohaemorrhagiae)
1

Only a subset of isolates were validated by CAAT; concordance between PFGE and CAAT was 100%.

2

Kennewicki is no longer recognized as a separate serovar from Pomona.[7]

3

NA = Not applicable for MLST since the species is not L. interrogans or L. kirschneri.