Molecular and serological characterization of Leptospira kirschneri serogroup Pomona isolated from a human case in a Brazilian rural area

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 396 - 398
• Main Authors: Balassiano, Ilana Teruszkin, Vital-Brazil, Juliana Magalhães, Ramos, Tatiane Mendes Varela, Timm, Loeci Natalina, Pereira, Martha Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01.05.2017; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Agglutination Tests; Brazil; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Epidemiology; Humans; Leptospira - classification; Leptospira - genetics; Leptospira - immunology; Leptospira kirschneri; Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis - diagnosis; Leptospirosis - microbiology; Male; Middle Aged; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Phylogeny; Rural areas; Rural Population; Serogroup; Serotyping; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Typing; Vaccines; Brazil; Leptospirosis; Leptospira kirschneri; Typing
• ISSN: 0037-8682; 1678-9849; 1678-9849; 0037-8682
• DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0445-2016

Leptospirosis is an important health concern in Brazil. Currently, information on the epidemiology of the disease in the rural areas of the country is lacking. Serological and molecular techniques were used to characterize a clinical isolate of Leptospira. The strain CLEP 00060, isolated from a 59-year-old man in a rural area of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, was identified as belonging to L. kirschneri serogroup Pomona serovar Mozdok. This study contributes to the local epidemiological knowledge of leptospirosis, prevention of the disease by vaccines, and improvements in its diagnosis.