dc.contributor.author |
Dietrich, Muriel
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dc.contributor.author |
Muhldorfer, Kristin
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dc.contributor.author |
Tortosa, Pablo
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dc.contributor.author |
Markotter, Wanda
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-04-22T06:30:46Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-04-22T06:30:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-11-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
A growing number of recent studies have highlighted bats as a reservoir for Leptospira bacteria,
pointing out the potential role of bats in the epidemiology of the most widespread zoonotic disease
in the world [1]. Because leptospirosis is a largely neglected disease, a number of unanswered
questions remain about the ecology and evolution of Leptospira, especially those
associated with bats. Here we summarize what has been recently learned about this emerging
but enigmatic host–pathogen association. We show how this system can provide exciting new
opportunities to obtain insights into the evolutionary ecology of bat-borne pathogens and propose
future directions to disentangle the role of bats in human leptospirosis. |
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dc.description.department |
Microbiology and Plant Pathology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The National Research Foundation, South Africa
(NRF – N00595) to MD. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.plospathogens.org |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Dietrich M, Mühldorfer K, Tortosa P,
Markotter W (2015) Leptospira and Bats: Story of an
Emerging Friendship. PLoS Pathog 11(11):
e1005176. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005176. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1553-7366 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1553-7374 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1371/journal.ppat.1005176 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52106 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Public Library of Science |
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dc.rights |
© 2015 Dietrich et al. This is an open
access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Bats |
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dc.subject |
Leptospira bacteria |
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dc.subject |
Pathogen association |
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dc.subject |
Human leptospirosis |
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dc.title |
Leptospira and bats : story of an emerging friendship |
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dc.type |
Article |
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