Leptospirosis mixed infections

The aim of this study was to obtain clonal isolates from the mixed populations of pathogenic Leptospira species cultured from the nine infected rodents. A combination of selective approaches and plating on HAN agar at 37C enabled the separation and recovery of different species that can be characterized to further understand how mixed infections contribute to the epidemiology of leptospirosis and their role in the transmission of infection to humans and domestic animals.

本研究的目的是从九只感染鼠的致病性疏螺旋体种类的混合种群中获取克隆株。通过结合选择性方法以及在37摄氏度下使用HAN琼脂进行培养，实现了不同种类的分离和恢复，这些种类可被进一步表征，以深入了解混合感染如何影响疏螺旋体病的流行病学及其在将感染传播给人类和家畜中的作用。