A Model System for Studying the Transcriptomic and Physiological Changes Associated with Mammalian Host-Adaptation by Leptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni

Leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, is caused by spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira. More than 500,000 cases of severe leptospirosis are reported annually, with >10% of these being fatal. Leptospires can survive for weeks in suitably moist condition...

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Main Authors: Caimano, Melissa J., Sivasankaran, Sathesh K., Allard, Anna, Hurley, Daniel, Hokamp, Karsten, Grassmann, André A., Hinton, Jay C. D., Nally, Jarlath E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953431/