Live imaging of bioluminescent leptospira interrogans in mice reveals renal colonization as a stealth escape from the blood defenses and antibiotics.

• Главные авторы: Gwenn Ratet (Автор), Frédéric J Veyrier (Автор), Martine Fanton d'Andon (Автор), Xavier Kammerscheit (Автор), Marie-Anne Nicola (Автор), Mathieu Picardeau (Автор), Ivo G Boneca (Автор), Catherine Werts (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leptospira (L.) interrogans are bacteria responsible for a worldwide reemerging zoonosis. Some animals asymptomatically carry L. interrogans in their kidneys and excrete bacteria in their urine, which contaminates the environment. Humans are infected through skin contact with leptospires and develop...