Use of a New High Resolution Melting Method for Genotyping Pathogenic Leptospira spp.

Florence Naze (1) , Amélie Desvars (1) , Mathieu Picardeau (2, 3, 4) , Pascale Bourhy (2, 3, 4) , Alain Michault (1)

1 Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Parasitologie-Virologie-Hygiène
2 Centre Collaborateur FAO/OMS pour l'épidémiologie de la leptospirose
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Leptospirose - National Reference Center Leptospirosis
4 Biologie des Spirochètes / Biology of Spirochetes

Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis that is endemic in tropical areas, such as Reunion Island. The species Leptospira interrogans is the primary agent in human infections, but other pathogenic species, such as L. kirschner and L. borgpetersenii, are also associated with human leptospirosis.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

Florence Naze, Amélie Desvars, Mathieu Picardeau, Pascale Bourhy, Alain Michault. Use of a New High Resolution Melting Method for Genotyping Pathogenic Leptospira spp.. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10 (7), pp.e0127430. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0127430⟩. ⟨pasteur-02538233⟩