Effect of disinfection agents and quantification of potentially viable Leptospira in fresh water samples using a highly sensitive integrity-qPCR assay.

Leptospirosis is an emerging worldwide zoonotic disease, but the general biology of the causative agents is still poorly understood. Humans are an occasional host. The main risk factors are water-associated exposure during professional or recreational activities or during outbreaks in endemic areas....

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Autors principals: Elise Richard, Pascale Bourhy, Mathieu Picardeau, Laurent Moulin, Sébastien Wurtzer
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Col·lecció:PLoS ONE
Accés en línia:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251901&type=printable