Culture-Independent Detection and Identification of <i>Leptospira</i> Serovars
Michael A. Matthias, Aristea A. Lubar, Shalka S. Lanka Acharige, Kira Chaiboonma, Nicholas Nathaniel Pilau, Alan S. Marroquin, Dinesha Jayasundara, Suneth Agampodi, Joseph M. Vinetz
Abstract
Leptospirosis is caused by a diverse group of pathogenic spirochetes comprising over 200 different serotypes. Some are widely reported and of public health importance owing to their propensity to produce severe, fatal disease in humans.
Topics & Concepts
LeptospiraIdentification (biology)SerotypeBiologyGeographyComputational biologyVirologyEcologyLeptospirosis research and findings