@article {16172, title = {Characterization of Leptospira species isolated from soil collected in Japan}, journal = {Microbiol ImmunolMicrobiol ImmunolMicrobiol Immunol}, volume = {62}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, note = {Masuzawa, Toshiyuki
Sakakibara, Keiko
Saito, Mitsumasa
Hidaka, Yusuke
Villanueva, Sharon Y A M
Yanagihara, Yasutake
Yoshida, Shin-Ichi
Australia
Microbiol Immunol. 2017 Nov 6. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12551.}, month = {Nov 06}, pages = {55-59}, edition = {2017/11/07}, abstract = {Leptospira was isolated from soil obtained from Hokkaido, the northernmost island, to Okinawa, the southernmost island, in Japan using sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, amphotericin B, fosfomycin, and 5- fluorouracil (STAFF). Fifty out of 132 soil samples (37.9\%) were culture-positive. Based on 16S-rDNA sequences, 12 were classified into a pathogenic species clade and were closely associated with L. alstonii and L. kmetyi. Nine isolates were classified into intermediate species, which were similar to L. licerasiae. Twenty-seven isolates were classified as non-pathogenic species. Among them, 23 isolates were related to L. wolbachii. Non-pathogenic Leptospira are commonly distributed in environmental soil.}, isbn = {1348-0421 (Electronic)
0385-5600 (Linking)}, author = {Masuzawa, T. and Sakakibara, K. and Saito, M. and Hidaka, Y. and Villanueva, Syam and Yanagihara, Y. and Yoshida, S. I.} }