Leptospira spp. Prevalence in Small Mammal Populations in Cotonou, Benin
Table 3
Leptospira spp. associated with species of small mammals and trapping sites.
Sample
Clade number by TaqMan*
Species according to phylogeny
Small mammal species
Trapping location**
1
202
2
L. borgpetersenii
Mastomys spp.
Tchankpamè
2
214
1
—
Rattus norvegicus
Ganhi +R
3
418
2
L. borgpetersenii
Rattus rattus
Agontinkon
4
440
1
L. interrogans
Crocidura olivieri
St Jean
5
476
1
—
Rattus rattus
Dédokpo R
6
480
1
L. interrogans
Rattus norvegicus
Adogléta R
7
617
1
L. kirschneri
Crocidura spp.
Aïbatin (Bas-fond)
8
823
1
L. kirschneri
Rattus rattus
Finagnon
9
896
2
L. borgpetersenii
Rattus rattus
Avotrou
10
1015
2
—
Mastomys spp.
Kpankpan R
Clade 1 contains species L. interrogans, L. kirschneri, L. noguchii, and L. meyeri. Clade 2 contains species L. borgpetersenii, L. santarosai, L. weilii, and L. alexanderi.
**Trapping locations can be found in Figure 1.
