Author: Miladin Kostovic

# evansi

- `Genus:............ Leptospira`
- `Species:.......... interrogans`
- `Serogroup:........ Ranarum`
- `Serovar:.......... evansi`
- `Strain:........... 267-1348`
- `Year:............. 1975`
- `Origin:........... Surface water`
- `Country:.......... Malaysia`

### History of serovar:

The strain was isolated from Malaysian surface water in the state of Selangor during the years 19612-1966 by Alexander et al. (1975) and described as a new serovar serologically related to serovar ranarum. The name evansi was suggested with reference strain 267-1348. The TSC (Manchester, 1986) recognized the separate status of serovar evansi and placed it in the Ranarum serogroup (Kmety, Dikken, 1988). Since the serovar status was confirmed after the Manchester meeting (1986), it is marked by (o) in the Revised List (Kmety, Dikken, 1988). In the attached updated list it is included unconditionally.

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