Adipose tissue is the first colonization site of Leptospira interrogans in subcutaneously infected hamsters.

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonoses in the world, and its most severe form in humans, "Weil's disease," may lead to jaundice, hemorrhage, renal failure, pulmonary hemorrhage syndrome, and sometimes,fatal multiple organ failure. Although the mechanisms underlying jaund...

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Main Authors: Ryo Ozuru, Mitsumasa Saito, Takaaki Kanemaru, Satoshi Miyahara, Sharon Y A M Villanueva, Gerald L Murray, Ben Adler, Jun Fujii, Shin-Ichi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5330501?pdf=render