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

• Main Authors: Gwenn Ratet (Author), Frédéric J Veyrier (Author), Martine Fanton d'Andon (Author), Xavier Kammerscheit (Author), Marie-Anne Nicola (Author), Mathieu Picardeau (Author), Ivo G Boneca (Author), Catherine Werts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...