Presence of Leptospira spp. in a mosaic of wetlands used for livestock raising under differing hydro-climatic conditions

CHIANI, YOSENA; JACOB, PAULINA; MAYORA, GISELA; AQUINO, DIEGO SEBASTIÁN; QUINTANA, RUBEN DARIO; MESA, LETICIA

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY

Lugar: Washington; Año: 2023

0099-2240

Leptospirosis is one of the most important zoonoses worldwide infecting developing and developed countries (Ko, et al., 2009, Levett, 2001). Leptospirosis arises from the infection of spirochaetes of the genus Leptospira. The epidemiology of leptospirosis and the ecology of Leptospira spp. are particularly complex given the genetic diversity of the genus, which involves 64 species segregated into two phylogenetic clades. On the one hand, the saprophytic clade, which includes environmentally isolated species that infect humans and animals. On the other hand, the pathogenic clade, which includes species responsible for causing infections as well as species isolated from the environment with unknown virulence (Picardeau et al. 2020, Vincent et al. 2019).