New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2019)

First molecular identification of two Leptospira species (Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira wolffii) in Bangladesh

  • M.A. Aziz,
  • M.S. Aung,
  • S.K. Paul,
  • S. Ahmed,
  • N. Haque,
  • S. Roy,
  • M. Al Amin,
  • A. Paul,
  • M.A.H. Miah,
  • M.K. Alam,
  • M.S. Islam,
  • M.A. Hossain,
  • N. Kobayashi

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31

Abstract

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Leptospiral 16S rRNA genes were detected in 13 blood samples from 74 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh, and their sequences phylogenetically clustered with those of Leptospira interrogans or Leptospira wolffii. Genetic diversity in O-antigen polymerase (wzy) was found in an L. interrogans sample. Keywords: Bangladesh, Leptospira interrogans, Leptospira wolffii, 16S rRNA, wzy