Leptospira enrichment culture followed by ONT metagenomic sequencing allows better detection of Leptospira presence and diversity in water and soil samples.

• Main Authors: Myranda Gorman (Author), Ruijie Xu (Author), Dhani Prakoso (Author), Liliana C M Salvador (Author), Sreekumari Rajeev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis, a life-threatening disease in humans and animals, is one of the most widespread global zoonosis. Contaminated soil and water are the major transmission sources in humans and animals. Clusters of disease outbreaks are common during rainy seasons.<h4>...