Pathogenic leptospires are the bacterial agents of leptospirosis, which is an emerging
zoonotic disease that affects animals and humans worldwide. The success of leptospires as …

Leptospirosis is the most wide spread zoonosis worldwide; it is present in all continents
except Antarctica and evidence for the carriage of Leptospira has been found in virtually all …

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that has emerged as an important cause of morbidity
and mortality among impoverished populations. One hundred years after the discovery of …

Leptospirosis has been recognized as an emerging global public health problem because of
its increasing incidence in both develo** and developed countries. A number of …

Leptospirosis is probably the world′ s most widespread zoonosis. It remains
underdiagnosed largely due to the broad spectrum of signs and symptoms attributable to …

Proteins with bacterial immunoglobulin‐like (Big) domains, such as the Yersinia
pseudotuberculosis invasin and Escherichia coli intimin, are surface‐expressed proteins …

Leptospirosis renal disease is one of the common clinical manifestations of leptospirosis,
including acute renal failure and tubulointerstitial nephritis. Outer membrane protein A-like …

Phagocytic leukocytes such as neutrophils and macrophages are essential for the innate
immune response against invading bacteria. Binding and ingestion of bacteria by these host …

Pathogenic spirochetes are the causative agents of several important diseases including
syphilis, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, swine dysentery, periodontal disease and some forms …

The possibility that bacteria may have evolved strategies to overcome host cell apoptosis
was explored by using Rickettsia rickettsii, an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria …