Molecular and serological characterization of Leptospira kirschneri serogroup Pomona isolated from a human case in a Brazilian rural area

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is an important health concern in Brazil. Currently, information on the epidemiology of the disease in the rural areas of the country is lacking. METHODS: Serological and molecular techniques were used to characterize a clinical isolate of Leptospira. RESULTS: Th...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Ilana Teruszkin Balassiano, Juliana Magalhães Vital-Brazil, Tatiane Mendes Varela Ramos, Loeci Natalina Timm, Martha Maria Pereira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Leptospira kirschneri
Leptospirosis
Typing
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Pomona
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0445-2016
https://doaj.org/article/065ef86ada2a4091b0f04c388ee3914b
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is an important health concern in Brazil. Currently, information on the epidemiology of the disease in the rural areas of the country is lacking. METHODS: Serological and molecular techniques were used to characterize a clinical isolate of Leptospira. RESULTS: The strain CLEP 00060, isolated from a 59-year-old man in a rural area of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, was identified as belonging to L. kirschneri serogroup Pomona serovar Mozdok. CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to the local epidemiological knowledge of leptospirosis, prevention of the disease by vaccines, and improvements in its diagnosis.

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