Author: Miladin Kostovic

# tingomaria

- `Genus:............ Leptospira`
- `Species:.......... santarosai`
- `Serogroup:........ Cynopteri`
- `Serovar:.......... tingomaria`
- `Strain:........... M 13`
- `Year:............. 1984`
- `Origin:........... Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)`
- `Country:.......... Peru`

### History of serovar:

The strain was isolated in 1970 from the kidney of an opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) in the Peruvian jungle. The strain is described by Liceras de Hidalgo et al. (1984) as a new serovar named tingomaria with reference strain M 13 in the serogroup Cynopteri. In this publication the serovar name tingomariensis is also mentioned, which may cause confusion. Since it was still not confirmed by a RL, the srain was included in the Revised List of 1988 (Kmety, Dikken, 1988) under "provisional" status. As its serovar status has been confirmed recently by a RL, it is now included unconditionally in the attached updated list.

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