Potentially Pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> Species Isolated from a Waterfall in Thailand

• Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan Somjit

  The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Mahidol University

• Suwanpakdee Sarin

  The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Mahidol University Department of Clinical Science and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University

• Sangkachai Nareerat

  The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Mahidol University

• Chamsai Tatiyanuch

  The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Mahidol University

• Taruyanon Kanokwan

  Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

• Thongdee Metawee

  The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Mahidol University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Potentially Pathogenic Leptospira Species Isolated from a Waterfall in Thailand

Abstract

We collected water and soil samples from a waterfall in Thailand to investigate the presence of potentially pathogenic Leptospira. Isolation of Leptospira from all the 17 environmental samples was successful. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, a diverse group of Leptospira species was recovered from waterfall samples including 2 pathogenic species (Leptospira alstonii [5/17, 29%] and Leptospira kmetyi [1/17, 6%]); 1 intermediate species (Leptospira wolffii [9/17, 53%]); and 2 non-pathogenic species (Leptospira meyeri [1/17, 6%] and Leptospira idonii [1/17, 6%]). The high prevalence of pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira indicates that a waterfall may serve as a natural reservoir of possible pathogens of leptospirosis.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

  Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 71 (1), 65-67, 2018

  National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

Keywords

• <i>Leptospira</i>
• waterfall
• environment
• pathogenic<i> Leptospira</i>
• intermediate<i> Leptospira</i>

Details

• CRID: 1390001206240624512
• NII Article ID: 130006317374
• NII Book ID: AA1132885X
• DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2017.363
• ISSN: 18842836
• ISSN: 13446304
• NDL BIB ID: 028792517
• PubMed: 29093324
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I028792517
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yoken/71/1/71_JJID.2017.363/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2018344624
• Text Lang: en
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