Genetic characteristics of pathogenic Leptospira in wild small animals and livestock in Jiangxi Province, China, 2002-2015.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Cuicai Zhang, Jianmin Xu, Tinglan Zhang, Haiyan Qiu, Zhenpeng Li, Enmin Zhang, Shijun Li, Yung-Fu Chang, Xiaokui Guo, Xiugao Jiang, Yongzhang Zhu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Pomona
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007513; https://doaj.org/article/5fe1f838a04d4212bdd937506cd1e7db

Background Leptospirosis is one of the most important neglected tropical bacterial diseases worldwide. However, there is limited information on the genetic diversity and host selectivity of pathogenic Leptospira in wild small mammal populations. Methodology/principal findings Jiangxi Province, locat...