| leptospira kmetyi sp. nov., isolated from an environmental source in malaysia. | a single leptospira strain (designated bejo-iso9(t)) was isolated from a soil sample taken in johor, malaysia. the isolate showed motility and morphology typical of the genus leptospira under dark-field microscopy. cells were found to be 10-13 microm in length and 0.2 microm in diameter, with a wavelength of 0.5 microm and an amplitude of approximately 0.2 microm. phenotypically, strain bejo-iso9(t) grew in ellinghausen-mccullough-johnson-harris medium at 13, 30 and 37 degrees c, and also in the ... | 2009 | 19329592 |
| pcr and culture identification of pathogenic leptospira spp. from coastal soil in leyte, philippines, after a storm surge during super typhoon haiyan (yolanda). | leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by pathogenic leptospira spp. most of the outbreaks of leptospirosis occur after floods caused by heavy rain in countries where leptospira spp. are endemic. it has been believed that the overflow of seawater rarely causes outbreaks of leptospirosis because the leptospires are killed by salt water. on 8 november 2013, a storm surge caused by super typhoon haiyan (yolanda) inundated the entire coastal areas of tacloban and palo in leyte, philippines. the present ... | 2014 | 25172869 |
| isolation of leptospira kmetyi from residential areas of patients with leptospirosis in kelantan, malaysia. | environmental sampling provides important information that enhances the understanding of the leptospiral human-environment-animal relationship. several studies have described the distribution of leptospira in the environment. however, more targeted sites, that is, areas surrounding leptospirosis patients' houses, remain under-explored. therefore, this study aims to detect the presence of leptospira spp. in the residential areas of patients with leptospirosis. | 2017 | 29277333 |