Revisiting the taxonomy and evolution of pathogenicity of the genus Leptospira through the prism of genomics.

• Main Authors: Antony T Vincent (Author), Olivier Schiettekatte (Author), Cyrille Goarant (Author), Vasantha Kumari Neela (Author), Eve Bernet (Author), Roman Thibeaux (Author), Nabilah Ismail (Author), Mohd Khairul Nizam Mohd Khalid (Author), Fairuz Amran (Author), Toshiyuki Masuzawa (Author), Ryo Nakao (Author), Anissa Amara Korba (Author), Pascale Bourhy (Author), Frederic J Veyrier (Author), Mathieu Picardeau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The causative agents of leptospirosis are responsible for an emerging zoonotic disease worldwide. One of the major routes of transmission for leptospirosis is the natural environment contaminated with the urine of a wide range of reservoir animals. Soils and surface waters also host a high diversity...