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. 2018 Jan;62(1):55-59.
doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12551. Epub 2017 Dec 12.

Characterization of Leptospira species isolated from soil collected in Japan

Toshiyuki Masuzawa  1 , Keiko Sakakibara  1 , Mitsumasa Saito  2   3 , Yusuke Hidaka  3 , Sharon Y A M Villanueva  3   4 , Yasutake Yanagihara  5 , Shin-Ichi Yoshida  3
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Characterization of Leptospira species isolated from soil collected in Japan

Toshiyuki Masuzawa et al. Microbiol Immunol. 2018 Jan.
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Abstract

Leptospira were isolated from soil obtained from Hokkaido, the northernmost island, to Okinawa, the southernmost island, of Japan using sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, amphotericin B, fosfomycin, and 5- fluorouracil. Fifty of 132 soil samples (37.9%) were culture-positive. On the basis of 16S-rDNA sequences, 12 of the isolated Leptospira were classified into a pathogenic species clade that is closely associated with L. alstonii and L. kmetyi. Nine isolates were classified as intermediate species and were found to be similar to L. licerasiae. Twenty-seven isolates were classified as non-pathogenic species, of which 23 were found to be related to L. wolbachii. Non-pathogenic Leptospira are commonly distributed in environmental soil.

Keywords: Japan; Leptospira; soil.

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