Table 2. Characterization of 21 strains of L. santarosai from different origins and hosts according to serogrouping and MLVA results.

ID	Serogroup	Serovar	Strain	Country	Host	Estimated locus copy no.			Profile
VNTR S1	VNTR S2	VNTR S9	VNTR	secY
1	Shermani	Shermani	1342KT	Panama	Spiny rat	4	1	10	A1	4
2	Mini	Beye	1537 U	Panama	Spiny rat	2	2	10	B1	nd
3	Tarassovi	Atlantae	LT 81	USA	Opossum	4	3	10	A2	4
4	Mini	Georgia	LT 117	USA	Raccoon	3	4	11	E	8
5	Mini	Tabaquite	TRVL 3214	Trinidad	Human	2	5	11	C1	6
6	Shermani	Unidentified*	2013_U152	Brazil	Cattle	2	6	6	F	9
7	Sarmin	Unidentified*	2013_U160	Brazil	Cattle	1	7	–	I	10
8	Tarassovi	Unidentified*	2013_U164	Brazil	Cattle	2	8	11	C2	11
9	Sejroe	Guaricura	2013_U214	Brazil	Cattle	2	9	4	G	3
10	Grippotyphosa	Bananal	2013_U233	Brazil	Cattle	2	10	11	C3	1
11	Shermani	Unidentified*	2013_U278	Brazil	Cattle	2	6	6	F	9
12	Grippotyphosa	Bananal	2013_U280	Brazil	Cattle	2	10	10	B2	1
13	Shermani	Shermani	LT 821	Panama	Rat	4	3	10	A2	nd
14	Ballum	Peru	MW 10	Peru	Opossum	3	11	10	D	5
15	Bataviae	Bataviae	Schoolby	Panama	Human	4	3	10	A2	nd
16	Grippotyphosa	Canalzonae	CZ 188	Panama	Spiny rat	2	9	10	B3	6
17	Mini	Tabaquite	201103484	French West Indies	Human	2	–	10	B4	6
18	Mini	Tabaquite	201103460	French West Indies	Human	13	12	10	H	2
19	Mini	Tabaquite	201102932	French West Indies	Human	2	13	10	B5	6
20	Mini	Tabaquite	201102931	French West Indies	Human	2	13	10	B5	6
21	Mini	Tabaquite	201101963	French West Indies	Human	2	14	–	J	7

nd, Not done.

^*Possibly refers to new genotype/serovar.