Alive Pathogenic and Saprophytic Leptospires Enter and Exit Human and Mouse Macrophages With No Intracellular Replication

Leptospira interrogans are pathogenic bacteria responsible for leptospirosis, a zoonosis impacting 1 million people per year worldwide. Leptospires can infect all vertebrates, but not all hosts develop similar symptoms. Human and cattle may suffer from mild to acute illnesses and are therefore consi...

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Main Authors: Ignacio Santecchia, Delphine Bonhomme, Stylianos Papadopoulos, Pedro Escoll, Alexandre Giraud-Gatineau, Maryse Moya-Nilges, Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac, Ivo Gomperts Boneca, Catherine Werts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.936931/full