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lep·to·spire

 (lĕp′tə-spīr′)
n.
Any of various gram-negative, spirochete bacteria of the genus Leptospira that are either free-living or parasitic, including the causative agent of leptospirosis.
[New Latin Leptospīra, genus name; see leptospirosis.]

leptospire

(ˌlɛptəˈspaɪə)
n
(Microbiology) any of various spirochaete bacteria which cause leptospirosis
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The experimental infection of calves with a British leptospire of the Pomona serogroup.
Molecular demonstration of intermittent shedding of Leptospira in cattle and sheep and its implications on control/Demonstracao molecular da intermitencia eliminando Leptospira em vacas e ovelhas e suas implicacoes no controle
The MAT was performed with a panel of live leptospire reference cultures obtained from the Royal Tropical Institute (World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis) in Amsterdam (Australis, Autumnalis, Bataviae, Canicola, Celledoni, Grippotyposa, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Pomona, Pyrogenes, Hardjoprajitno, Patoc, Tarassovi and Djasiman) and from the IMR (Melaka, Terengganu, Sarawak, Lai, Hardjobovis and Copenhagani).
STUDY ON SEROPREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS AND ITS SEROVARS AMONG CATTLE FARMERS IN NORTHEASTERN MALAYSIA
Several human diseases are due to Leptospire organisms.
Concentrated Swine Feeding Operations and Public Health: A Review of Occupational and Community Health Effects
Leptospire species determination was successful for 85 (83%) patients and corresponded to 1 of the following 6 pathogenic species: L.
Factors associated with severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010-2013
So, in the present study, an IgM-Dot ELISA in a strip form for the detection of leptospire specific IgM antibodies has been standardized and evaluated.
IgM Dot-ELISA assay using prevalent Leptospira strain for diagnosis of leptospirosis
World Health Organization, International Leptospire Society.
Comportamiento de los niveles de IgM e IgG en cerdas de cria en varias porcicolas del eje cafetero colombiano vacunadas contra Leptospira con una vacuna pentavalente
MAT uses whole leptospire as antigen and detects both lg M and lg G antibodies.
Leptospirosis in a midland rural area of Kerala State
It is included in a group of proteins that has not yet been described in the leptospire OMP family, and its function is still undetermined (CULLEN et al.
Protein and antigen profiles of Leptospira interrogans serovar Hardjo/ Perfil proteico e antigenico da Leptospira interrogans sorovariedade Hardjo
All patients had blood samples collected at the hospital for leptospire culture and serologic testing; convalescent-phase serum samples were obtained during follow-up for 509 (73%) patients.
Clinical diagnosis and geographic distribution of leptospirosis, Thailand
Tropical climates provide ideal conditions for leptospires to survive and transmission is exacerbated during high rainfall and flooding when bacteria are widely disseminated.
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The leptospires are detectable in the blood stream, decrease until 15 days (72) and (2) the start in the second week after the onset of symptoms, and the antibodies usually persist for several months (6).
IgM ELISA for leptospirosis diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis/ ELISA IgM para diagnostico de leptospirose: revisao sistematica e meta-analise
The third examined the significance of understanding the relationship between leptospires and their reservoir hosts of infection.
A road map for leptospirosis research and health policies based on country needs in Latin America/Hoja de ruta para la investigacion sobre la leptospirosis y para las politicas de salud basadas paises en America Latina/Guia para pesquisa e politicas de saude em leptospirose com base nas necessidades dos paises na America Latina

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