Leptospira licerasiae, a novel bacterial contaminant found in Genentech cell culture
manufacturing operations, poses a challenge to current microbial control strategies in …

This study was conducted to develop a selective medium for the detection of Leptospira spp.
in clinical samples. Serovars of Leptospira spp., environmental bacteria and the fungus from …

Pathogenic Leptospira spp., the causative agents of leptospirosis, are slow-growing Gram-
negative spirochetes. Isolation of Leptospira from clinical samples and testing of …

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide distribution. It is endemic in Malaysia and is caused
by infection with pathogenic Leptospira species. Leptospires can survive in water for many …

Contamination of Bacteriological Media by Leptospira biflexa Page 1 ApPuED MICROBIOLOGY,
Sept. p. 505-506 Copyright 0 1974 American Society for Microbiology Vol. 28, No. 3 Printed in …

The successful culture of Leptospira spp. from the environment is challenging. Here, we
optimized the isolation of Leptospira spp. from water samples spiked with different species …

Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo (LH) is an important infectious agent of
reproduction pathologies and lactation decline in cattle, with a possible zoonotic role. To …

The isolation of Leptospira is challenging, since the bacteria of this genus are susceptible to
adverse environmental conditions and may not remain viable for extend periods in urine …

Enumeration of Leptospira, the causative agent of leptospirosis, is arduous mainly because
of its slow growth rate. Rapid and reliable tools for numbering leptospires are still lacking …

ABSTRACT Background The pathogenic Leptospira is maintained in renal tubules of certain
animals, mostly rodents, and excreted in the urine which can contaminate the environment. It …