2021
Leptospira interrogans biofilm formation in Rattus norvegicus (Norway rats) natural reservoirs
Santos A, dos Santos Ribeiro P, da França G, Souza F, Ramos E, Figueira C, Reis M, Costa F, Ristow P. Leptospira interrogans biofilm formation in Rattus norvegicus (Norway rats) natural reservoirs. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009736. PMID: 34495971, PMCID: PMC8451993, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal tubulesPathogenic LeptospiraPathogenesis of leptospirosisMain reservoir hostsNatural animal reservoirsBacterial carriageChronic colonizationLeptospiral colonizationRenal carriageAnimal reservoirsLeptospira interrogansLeptospirosisUrban slumsCausative agentLeptospiraTubulesPossible roleReservoir hostsCarriageNatural reservoirBiofilm formationOcclusion patternsBacterial survivalHost reservoirsR. norvegicus
2017
A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
PANTI-MAY J, DE ANDRADE R, GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ Y, PALOMO-ARJONA E, SODÁ-TAMAYO L, MEZA-SULÚ J, RAMÍREZ-SIERRA M, DUMONTEIL E, VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ V, MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS C, DE OLIVEIRA D, REIS M, TORRES-CASTRO M, ROBLES M, HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT S, COSTA F. A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico. Epidemiology And Infection 2017, 145: 2287-2295. PMID: 28689507, PMCID: PMC6231242, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. diminutaZoonotic pathogensPolymerase chain reactionRatsMiceTropical diseasesCruzi DNALeptospira interrogansChain reactionL. interrogansT. cruziFurther studiesHymenolepis diminutaPublic healthReservoir hostsTrypanosoma cruziSedimentation techniqueInterrogansPathogensHouse miceCruziDiminutaImportant reservoirEpidemiologyPrevalence