Six new leptospiral serovars isolated from wild animals in Peru

Abstract

Six new serovars of Leptospira interrogans were isolated from opossums (Didelphis marsupialis and Philander opossum) trapped in the Peruvian jungle. The proposed names, type strain designation, and serogroup of the serovars, respectively, were: huallaga, strain M-7, Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup; rioja, strain MR-12, Bataviae serogroup; rupa, strain M-3, Sejroe serogroup; and tingomaria, strain M-13, Cynopteri serogroup.