A first insight into the genomic diversity of Leptospira strains isolated from patients in Cuba.

Leptospirosis is a neglected disease causing severe infections in humans and animals. Due in part to misdiagnosis, this infectious disease results in nearly 60,000 deaths per year around the globe. This study represents the first effort to describe the diversity of pathogenic Leptospira in Cuba base...

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Main Authors: Angel A Noda, Linda Grillová, Jean-Francois Mariet, Nadiezda B Paiffer, Yanet C Ruiz, Islay Rodríguez, Eduardo Echevarría, Ana Margarita Obregón, Reto Lienhard, Mathieu Picardeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229673