The identification of Leptospira from rat kidney samples’ taxonomic profiles of different software and DBs and Leptospira diagnostic results using three traditional laboratory methods (PCR/DFA/culture) *.

Leptospira is identified as present if at least one read is classified under Leptospira in the corresponding sample’s profile. The number under each sample’s profile is the unique number of species identified from each profile, and the number in the parenthesis is the number of pathogenic Leptospira species identified in the profile. *The diagnostic results were published in a previous study [62].