| molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the gene encoding ompl1, a transmembrane outer membrane protein of pathogenic leptospira spp. | pathogenic leptospira spp. are spirochetes that have a low transmembrane outer membrane protein content relative to that of enteric gram-negative bacteria. in a previous study we identified a 31-kda surface protein that was present in strains of leptospira alstoni in amounts which correlated with the outer membrane particle density observed by freeze fracture electron microscopy (d. a. haake, e. m. walker, d. r. blanco, c. a. bolin, j. n. miller, and m. a. lovett, infect. immun. 59:1131-1140, 19 ... | 1993 | 8320237 |
| emerging infectious disease implications of invasive mammalian species: the greater white-toothed shrew (crocidura russula) is associated with a novel serovar of pathogenic leptospira in ireland. | the greater white-toothed shrew (crocidura russula) is an invasive mammalian species that was first recorded in ireland in 2007. it currently occupies an area of approximately 7,600 km2 on the island. c. russula is normally distributed in northern africa and western europe, and was previously absent from the british isles. whilst invasive species can have dramatic and rapid impacts on faunal and floral communities, they may also be carriers of pathogens facilitating disease transmission in poten ... | 2016 | 27935961 |
| molecular characterization of leptospira spp. in environmental samples from north-eastern malaysia revealed a pathogenic strain, leptospira alstonii. | the presence of pathogenic leptospira spp. in the environment poses threats to human health. the aim of this study was to detect and characterize leptospira spp. from environmental samples. a total of 144 samples comprised of 72 soil and 72 water samples were collected from markets and recreational areas in a north-eastern state in malaysia. samples were cultured on ellinghausen and mccullough modified by johnson and harris media. leptospires were positive in 22.9% (n = 33) of the isolates. base ... | 2016 | 27127522 |
| classification of leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5 as leptospira alstonii sp. nov., leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively. | the genus leptospira currently comprises 16 named species. in addition, four unnamed hybridization groups were designated leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5. these groups represent valid species-level taxa, but were not assigned names in the original description by brenner et al. [int j syst bacteriol 49, 839-858 (1999)]. to rectify this situation, it is proposed that leptospira genomospecies 1, genomospecies 3, genomospecies 4 and genomospecies 5 should be classified as leptospira alstonii ... | 2013 | 22984140 |
| complete genome sequence of leptospira alstonii serovar room22 strain gwts #1. | we report here the complete genome sequence of leptospira alstonii serovar room22 strain gwts #1. this is the first isolate of l. alstonii to be cultured from a mammal and in western europe, and it represents a new serovar of pathogenic leptospires. | 2016 | 27834698 |