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

• Main Authors: Cuicai Zhang (Author), Jianmin Xu (Author), Tinglan Zhang (Author), Haiyan Qiu (Author), Zhenpeng Li (Author), Enmin Zhang (Author), Shijun Li (Author), Yung-Fu Chang (Author), Xiaokui Guo (Author), Xiugao Jiang (Author), Yongzhang Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methodology/principal fin...