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The zoonotic pathogen Leptospira interrogans mitigates environmental stress through cyclic-di-GMP-controlled biofilm production.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes - 12 Jun 2020
Thibeaux Roman, Soupé-Gilbert Marie-Estelle, Kainiu Malia, Girault Dominique, Bierque Emilie, Fernandes Julien, Bähre Heike, Douyère Anthony, Eskenazi Nicolas, Vinh Joëlle, Picardeau Mathieu, Goarant Cyrille
Abstract excerpt
The zoonotic bacterium Leptospira interrogans is the aetiological agent of leptospirosis, a re-emerging infectious disease that is a growing public health concern. Most human cases of leptospirosis result from environmental infection. Biofilm formation and its contribution to the persistence of virulent leptospires in the environment or in the host have scarcely been addressed. Here, we examined spatial and...
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