Abstract
A spirochete with two periplasmic flagella was isolated from the blood or tissues of spleens and kidneys from short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) and white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in Connecticut and Minnesota. After inoculation, the shrew-mouse spirochete infected Swiss mice and Syrian hamsters. This spirochete is morphologically and serologically distinct from the species of Treponema, Borrelia, Leptospira, and Spirochaeta examined.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Connecticut
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Cricetinae
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Kidney / microbiology
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Mice
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Microscopy, Electron
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Minnesota
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Peromyscus / microbiology*
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Rodent Diseases / microbiology*
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Shrews / microbiology*
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Spirochaetales / classification
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Spirochaetales / isolation & purification*
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Spirochaetales / ultrastructure
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Spirochaetales Infections / microbiology
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Spirochaetales Infections / veterinary*
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Spleen / microbiology