A novel octavalent combined Erysipelas, Parvo and Leptospira vaccine provides (cross) protection against infection following challenge of pigs with 9 different Leptospira interrogans serovars

Table 4 Leptospira strains used for vaccine / challenge

Species	Serogroup	Serovar	Strain	Originally isolated from
Leptospira interrogans	Canicola	Portland-vere^a	Ca-12-000	human blood, 1964, Jamaica
Leptospira interrogans		Canicola^b	Moulton	pig urine, 2004, Netherlands
Leptospira interrogans	Icterohaemorrhagiae	Copenhageni^a	Ic-02-001	rat kidney, 1978, USA
Leptospira interrogans		Copenhageni^b	CF1	dog, 1969, Puerto Rico
Leptospira interrogans		Icterohaemorrhagiae^b	Verdun	human, 1917, France
Leptospira kirschneri	Grippotyphosa	Dadas^a	Gr-01-005	kidney aborted piglet, 1983, USA
Leptospira kirschneri		Bananal/Lianguang^b	11808	shrew, 1972, USA
Leptospira kirschneri		Grippotyphosa^b	142	horse eye, 1997 Germany
Leptospira interrogans	Australis	Bratislava^a	As-05-073	pig placenta, 1989, USA
Leptospira interrogans		Bratislava^b	X35IM-001	pig, 1990, USA
Leptospira interrogans	Pomona	Pomona^a	Po-01-000	human blood, 1937, Australia
Leptospira interrogans		Pomona^b	02-0162	not known
Leptospira santarosai	Tarassovi	Gatuni^a	X345	human blood, 1938, Russia
Leptospira weilii		Vughia^b	L100	pig kidney, 2001, China
Leptospira borgpetersenii		Tarassovi^b	Perepelitsin	human blood, 1941, Russia

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