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Leptospira

Known as: leptospiral 
A genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, flexible, spiral-shaped, spirochete with internal flagella in the phylum Spirochaetes.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Epidemiology of Leptospira Transmitted by Rodents in Southeast Asia
Background Leptospirosis is the most common bacterial zoonoses and has been identified as an important emerging global public… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Influence of Household Rat Infestation on Leptospira Transmission in the Urban Slum Environment
Background The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is the principal reservoir for leptospirosis in many urban settings. Few studies… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
A century of Leptospira strain typing.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Genome Sequence of the Saprophyte Leptospira biflexa Provides Insights into the Evolution of Leptospira and the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis
Leptospira biflexa is a free-living saprophytic spirochete present in aquatic environments. We determined the genome sequence of… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
In LipL32, the Major Leptospiral Lipoprotein, the C Terminus Is the Primary Immunogenic Domain and Mediates Interaction with Collagen IV and Plasma Fibronectin
ABSTRACT LipL32 is the major leptospiral outer membrane lipoprotein expressed during infection and is the immunodominant antigen… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Leptospiral lipopolysaccharide activates cells through a TLR2-dependent mechanism
Leptospira interrogans are zoonotic pathogens that have been linked to a recent increased incidence of morbidity and mortality in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Protective Killed Leptospira borgpetersenii Vaccine Induces Potent Th1 Immunity Comprising Responses by CD4 and γδ T Lymphocytes
ABSTRACT Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar hardjo is the most common cause of bovine leptospirosis and also causes zoonotic… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Assessment of a dye permeability assay for determination of inactivation rates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
The ability to determine inactivation rates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in environmental samples is critical for assessing… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Detection of specific anti-leptospiral immunoglobulins M and G in human serum by solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect leptospire-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG in the sera… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The antibodies involved in the human immune response to leptospiral infection.
Antibody responses were studied in human patients from whom leptospiral serovars--mainly pomona or hardjo--had been isolated and… 
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