Molecular Typing of Pathogenic Species Isolated from Wild Mammal Reservoirs in Sardinia.

Leptospirosis is a global zoonosis caused by pathogenic species of that infect a large spectrum of domestic and wild animals. This study is the first molecular identification, characterization, and phylogeny of strains with veterinary and zoonotic impact in Sardinian wild hosts. All samples collected were cultured and analyzed by multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).

Presence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in the reproductive system and fetuses of wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Italy.

Leptospirosis is a re-emerging and globally spread zoonosis caused by pathogenic genomospecies of Leptospira. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are an important Leptospira host and are increasing in population all over Europe. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate Leptospira spp.

Isolation of from a Bottlenose Dolphin () in the Mediterranean Sea.

The pathogenic species are very widespread in nature, persisting in the renal tubules of many domestic and wild animal reservoirs. We report the isolation of serovar Pomona in a bottlenose dolphin () stranded along the coast of Sardinia, Italy, in 2016.