@article {16075, title = {Potential pathogenic Leptospira species isolated from waterfall in Thailand}, journal = {Jpn J Infect DisJpn J Infect DisJpn J Infect Dis}, volume = {71}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, note = {Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan, Somjit
Suwanpakdee, Sarin
Sangkachai, Nareerat
Chamsai, Tatiyanuch
Taruyanon, Kanokwan
Thongdee, Metawee
Japan
Jpn J Infect Dis. 2017 Oct 31. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2017.363.}, month = {Oct 31}, pages = {65-67}, edition = {2017/11/03}, abstract = {We collected water and soil samples from a waterfall in Thailand in order to investigate the presence of potential pathogenic Leptospira. Isolation of Leptospira was completely accomplished from all 17 environmental samples. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, a diverse group of Leptospira species was recovered from waterfall samples including two pathogenic species; L. alstonii (5/17, 29\%) and L. kmetyi (1/17, 6\%), one intermediate species; L. wolffii (9/17, 53\%) and two non-pathogenic species; L. meyeri (1/17, 6\%) and L. idonii (1/17, 6\%). High prevalence of pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira indicates that waterfall could serve as a natural reservoir of potential pathogens of leptospirosis.}, isbn = {1884-2836 (Electronic)
1344-6304 (Linking)}, author = {Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan, S. and Suwanpakdee, S. and Sangkachai, N. and Chamsai, T. and Taruyanon, K. and Thongdee, M.} }