Characterizing interactions of Leptospira interrogans with proximal renal tubule epithelial cells

Characterizing interactions of Leptospira interrogans with proximal renal tubule epithelial cells

Abstract Background Leptospira interrogans is a pathogenic, spirochetal bacterium that is responsible for leptospirosis, an emerging worldwide zoonosis. Leptospires colonize the renal proximal tubules and chronically infect the kidney. Live bacteria are excreted into urine, contaminating the environ...

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Yamaguchi, Naomi Higa, Nobuhiko Okura, Arina Matsumoto, Idam Hermawan, Tetsu Yamashiro, Toshihiko Suzuki, Claudia Toma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Leptospira interrogans
Kidney
Colonization
Proximal tubule
Renal epithelial cell
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1206-8

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