| human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique leptospira associated with a rattus species reservoir in the peruvian amazon. | as part of a prospective study of leptospirosis and biodiversity of leptospira in the peruvian amazon, a new leptospira species was isolated from humans with acute febrile illness. field trapping identified this leptospire in peridomestic rats (rattus norvegicus, six isolates; r. rattus, two isolates) obtained in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas of the iquitos region. novelty of this species was proven by serological typing, 16s ribosomal rna gene sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, ... | 2008 | 18382606 |