Timeline

Mathieu Picardeau
Head of Structure
30 Sep 2024
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Leptospira interrogans biofilm transcriptome highlights adaption to starvation and general stress while maintaining virulence.

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01 Jul 2024
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Evolutionary insights into the emergence of virulent Leptospira spirochetes.

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01 Apr 2024
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Inter-species Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals a Constitutive Adaptation Against Oxidative Stress for the Highly Virulent Leptospira Species.

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07 Feb 2024
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Diagnosis of human leptospirosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of the Leptospira microscopic agglutination test, PCR targeting Lfb1, and IgM ELISA to Leptospira fainei serovar Hurstbridge.

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01 Feb 2024
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Epidemiology of reported cases of leptospirosis in the EU/EEA, 2010 to 2021.

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01 Dec 2023
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Core genome sequencing and genotyping of Leptospira interrogans in clinical samples by target capture sequencing

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01 Nov 2023
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Histones with an unconventional DNA-binding mode in vitro are major chromatin constituents in the bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.

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01 Nov 2023
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Phylogenomics of Leptospira santarosai, a prevalent pathogenic species in the Americas.

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12 Oct 2023
whocc

WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis

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29 Aug 2023
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Microbiology departement seminar : Brandon Jutras (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA) ; Friday, September 15th @11.30am ; Auditorium F.Jacob

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14 Mar 2023
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Core genome sequencing and genotyping of Leptospira interrogans in clinical samples by target capture sequencing.

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01 Feb 2023
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Horizontal transfer of the rfb cluster in Leptospira is a genetic determinant of serovar identity.

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01 Jan 2023
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Lipid A structural diversity among members of the genus Leptospira.

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01 Jan 2023
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Genetic diversity of Leptospira strains circulating in humans and dogs in France in 2019-2021.

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13 Oct 2022
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Diving into the complexity of the spirochetal endoflagellum.

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01 Aug 2022
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Zoonoses and gold mining: A cross-sectional study to assess yellow fever immunization, Q fever, leptospirosis and leishmaniasis among the population working on illegal mining camps in French Guiana.

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11 Jul 2022
software

BIGSdb-Pasteur

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01 Jan 2022
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Corrigendum: Escape of TLR5 recognition by Leptospira spp.: A rationale for atypical endoflagella.

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13 Dec 2021
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Investigating the role of the carbon storage regulator A (CsrA) Leptospira spp.

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02 Dec 2021
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The oxidative stress response of pathogenic Leptospira is controlled by two peroxide stress regulators which putatively cooperate in controlling virulence.

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02 Dec 2021
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The FUR-like regulators PerRA and PerRB integrate a complex regulatory network that promotes mammalian host-adaptation and virulence of Leptospira interrogans.

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01 Dec 2021
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Leptospira ainlahdjerensis sp. nov., Leptospira ainazelensis sp. nov., Leptospira abararensis sp. nov. and Leptospira chreensis sp. nov., four new species isolated from water sources in Algeria.

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01 Dec 2021
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Genetic diversity of Leptospira isolates in Lao PDR and genome analysis of an outbreak strain.

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17 Oct 2021
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Role of the major determinant of polar flagellation FlhG in the endoflagella-containing spirochete Leptospira.

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01 Oct 2021
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Pathogenesis insights from an ancient and ubiquitous spirochete.

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01 Aug 2021
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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Leptospiraceae Minutes of the closed meeting, 10 July 2019, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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01 Jun 2021
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Ending the Neglect of Treatable Bacterial Zoonoses Responsible for Non-Malaria Fevers.

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01 May 2021
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Correction: 12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka.

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23 Feb 2021
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Leptospira dzianensis and Leptospira putramalaysiae are later heterotypic synonyms of Leptospira yasudae and Leptospira stimsonii.

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03 Feb 2021
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Pathogenic Leptospira and water quality in African cities: A case study of Cotonou, Benin.

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01 Jan 2021
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Effect of disinfection agents and quantification of potentially viable Leptospira in fresh water samples using a highly sensitive integrity-qPCR assay.

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01 Jan 2021
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Investigating the role of the carbon storage regulator A (CsrA) in Leptospira spp.

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02 Dec 2020
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4-Methylcytosine DNA modification is critical for global epigenetic regulation and virulence in the human pathogen Leptospira interrogans.

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26 Nov 2020
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Toolbox of Molecular Techniques for Studying Leptospira Spp.

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06 Oct 2020
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The transcriptional response of pathogenic Leptospira to peroxide reveals new defenses against infection-related oxidative stress.

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01 Sep 2020
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Circulating genotypes of Leptospira in French Polynesia : An 9-year molecular epidemiology surveillance follow-up study.

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01 Aug 2020
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Correction: Genus-wide Leptospira core genome multilocus sequence typing for strain taxonomy and global surveillance.

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01 Aug 2020
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First report of human Leptospira santarosai infection in French Guiana.

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01 Jul 2020
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Isolation of Leptospira interrogans from a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mediterranean Sea.

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12 Jun 2020
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The zoonotic pathogen Leptospira interrogans mitigates environmental stress through cyclic-di-GMP-controlled biofilm production.

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11 Mar 2020
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An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete.

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01 Jan 2020
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A first insight into the genomic diversity of Leptospira strains isolated from patients in Cuba.

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01 Jan 2020
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Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Leptophages.

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01 Jan 2020
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Escape of TLR5 Recognition by Leptospira spp.: A Rationale for Atypical Endoflagella.

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01 Jan 2020
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Leptospira and Leptospirosis.

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01 Jan 2020
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Core Genome Multi-locus Sequence Typing Analyses of Leptospira spp. Using the Bacterial Isolate Genome Sequence Database.

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01 Jan 2020
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Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis among High-Risk Individuals in Morocco.

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01 Dec 2019
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Severe leptospirosis in non-tropical areas: a nationwide, multicentre, retrospective study in French ICUs.

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01 Sep 2019
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Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein in Differentiating Acute Leptospirosis and Dengue Fever in French Guiana.

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31 Jul 2019
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Directly Sequenced Genomes of Contemporary Strains of Syphilis Reveal Recombination-Driven Diversity in Genes Encoding Predicted Surface-Exposed Antigens

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01 Jun 2019
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Leptospirosis under the bibliometrics radar: evidence for a vicious circle of neglect

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01 May 2019
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Revisiting the taxonomy and evolution of pathogenicity of the genus Leptospira through the prism of genomics.

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01 May 2019
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High Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in Rodents in an Urban Setting in Madagascar.

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01 Apr 2019
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Genus-wide Leptospira core genome multilocus sequence typing for strain taxonomy and global surveillance.

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12 Feb 2019
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Gene silencing based on RNA-guided catalytically inactive Cas9 (dCas9): a new tool for genetic engineering in Leptospira

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09 Jan 2019
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A public database for the new MLST scheme for subsp. : surveillance and epidemiology of the causative agent of syphilis

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01 Nov 2018
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An outbreak of leptospirosis among kayakers in Brittany, North-West France, 2016.

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26 Sep 2018
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An extracellular Leptospira interrogans leucine-rich repeat protein binds human E- and VE-cadherins

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13 Sep 2018
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Isolation of pathogenic Leptospira strains from naturally infected cattle in Uruguay reveals high serovar diversity, and uncovers a relevant risk for human leptospirosis

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01 Sep 2018
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An extracellular Leptospira interrogans leucine‐rich repeat protein binds human E‐ and VE‐cadherins

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10 Aug 2018
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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Leptospiraceae. Minutes of the closed meeting, 28 November 2017, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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06 Aug 2018
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Characterization of LE3 and LE4, the only lytic phages known to infect the spirochete Leptospira.

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01 Aug 2018
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Leptospirosis as Cause of Febrile Icteric Illness, Burkina Faso

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19 Jul 2018
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Epidemiology of Human Leptospirosis in French Guiana (2007-2014): A Retrospective Study

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19 Jun 2018
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Genomic Comparison Among Global Isolates of Serovars Copenhageni and Icterohaemorrhagiae Identified Natural Genetic Variation Caused by an Indel

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08 May 2018
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FcpB Is a Surface Filament Protein of the Endoflagellum Required for the Motility of the Spirochete

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01 May 2018
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Biodiversity of Environmental : Improving Identification and Revisiting the Diagnosis

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06 Apr 2018
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The sigma factor σ is required for the long-term survival of Leptospira biflexa in water

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23 Feb 2018
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Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic

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14 Feb 2018
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“Regulatory networks that control the Lyme Borreliosis spirochete’s infectious cycle”

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01 Feb 2018
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Leptospira venezuelensis sp. nov., a new member of the intermediate group isolated from rodents, cattle and humans.

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12 Jan 2018
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Structure and function of the Leptospira interrogans peroxide stress regulator (PerR), an atypical PerR devoid of a structural metal-binding site.

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03 Jan 2018
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Deciphering the unexplored Leptospira diversity from soils uncovers genomic evolution to virulence

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03 Jan 2018
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Antibiotic susceptibilities of livestock isolates of leptospira

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01 Dec 2017
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LipL21 lipoprotein binding to peptidoglycan enables Leptospira interrogans to escape NOD1 and NOD2 recognition.

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01 Dec 2017
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Correction: Underestimation of Leptospirosis Incidence in the French West Indies.

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01 Oct 2017
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Pet rodents as possible risk for leptospirosis, Belgium and France, 2009 to 2016

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01 Aug 2017
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Isolation by culture and PCR identification of LipL32 gene of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in wild rats of Kuala Lumpur.

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01 Aug 2017
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[Leptospirosis in French Guiana and the Guiana shield: Current knowledge in 2016].

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01 Jun 2017
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Evaluation of different serological assays for early diagnosis of leptospirosis in Martinique (French West Indies).

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06 Mar 2017
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Virulence of the zoonotic agent of leptospirosis: still terra incognita?

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21 Feb 2017
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Crystallization of FcpA from Leptospira, a novel flagellar protein that is essential for pathogenesis

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01 Feb 2017
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Diagnostic accuracy of an in-house ELISA using the intermediate species Leptospira fainei as antigen for diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in dogs.

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19 Jan 2017
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Genome-Wide Transcriptional Start Site Mapping and sRNA Identification in the Pathogen Leptospira interrogans

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17 Jan 2017
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The EbpA-RpoN Regulatory Pathway of the Pathogen Leptospira interrogans Is Essential for Survival in the Environment

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01 Jan 2017
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Population genetics, community of parasites, and resistance to rodenticides in an urban brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) population

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01 Aug 2016
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A novel flagellar sheath protein, FcpA, determines filament coiling, translational motility and virulence for the Leptospira spirochete.

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02 May 2016
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Real-time PCR reveals rapid dissemination of Leptospira interrogans after intraperitoneal and conjunctival inoculation of hamsters

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29 Apr 2016
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Underestimation of Leptospirosis Incidence in the French West Indies

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04 Apr 2016
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Analysis of a Spontaneous Non-Motile and Avirulent Mutant Shows That FliM Is Required for Full Endoflagella Assembly in Leptospira interrogans.

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04 Apr 2016
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Estimating the Burden of Leptospirosis among Febrile Subjects Aged below 20 Years in Kampong Cham Communities, Cambodia, 2007-2009

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01 Apr 2016
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Molecular analysis of leptospires from serogroup Sejroe obtained from asymptomatic cattle in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil reveals genetic proximity to serovar Guaricura.

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11 Mar 2016
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Acquisition of negative complement regulators by the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa expressing LigA or LigB confers enhanced survival in human serum

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18 Feb 2016
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What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira

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25 Jan 2016
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Erratum for Eshghi et al., Leptospira interrogans lpxD Homologue Is Required for Thermal Acclimatization and Virulence

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04 Dec 2015
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International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesSubcommittee on the taxonomy of LeptospiraceaeMinutes of the closed meeting, 8 October 2015, Semarang, Indonesia

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01 Dec 2015
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Factors Associated with Severe Leptospirosis, Martinique, 2010-2013

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05 Oct 2015
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Urban Market Gardening and Rodent-Borne Pathogenic Leptospira in Arid Zones: A Case Study in Niamey, Niger

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24 Sep 2015
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Leptospirosis: Updating the Global Picture of an Emerging Neglected Disease

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10 Sep 2015
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Molecular Characterization and Serology of Leptospira kirschneri (Serogroup Grippotyphosa) Isolated from Urine of a Mare Post-Abortion in Brazil.

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01 Sep 2015
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Control of gene expression in Leptospira spp. by Transcription Activator-Like Effectors (TALEs) demonstrates a potential role for LigA and LigB in virulence in L. interrogans.

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31 Aug 2015
project

Genomic taxonomy of bacterial strains: universal nomenclatures for epidemiology and population biology

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25 Aug 2015
project

Expanding the toolbox for genetic manipulation of Leptospira spp.

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15 Aug 2015
project

Cell morphology and motility in Leptospira spp.

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01 Aug 2015
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Leptospira interrogans lpxD Homologue is Required for Thermal Acclimatization and Virulence.

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27 Jul 2015
nrc

Leptospirosis

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27 Jul 2015
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Investigation of a leptospirosis outbreak in triathlon participants, Réunion Island, 2013

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08 Jul 2015
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Use of a New High Resolution Melting Method for Genotyping Pathogenic Leptospira spp

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06 Jul 2015
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Molecular characterization of Leptospira sp by multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) from clinical samples: a case report

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04 Jul 2015
project

Whole-genome sequencing and comparative genomics

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01 Jul 2015
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps are Involved in the Innate Immune Response to Infection with Leptospira.

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23 May 2015
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Structural characterization of a novel subfamily of leucine-rich repeat proteins from the human pathogen Leptospira interrogans

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18 May 2015
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Pathogenic Leptospira interrogans Exoproteins Are Primarily Involved in Heterotrophic Processes

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11 May 2015
team

Biology of Spirochetes

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10 Apr 2015
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A replicative plasmid vector allows efficient complementation of pathogenic Leptospira strains.

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26 Feb 2015
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A multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis assay provides high discrimination for genotyping Leptospira santarosai strains

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01 Jan 2015
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Genomics, proteomics, and genetics of leptospira

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11 Dec 2014
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Gene inactivation of a chemotaxis operon in the pathogen Leptospira interrogans

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01 Dec 2014
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Leptospira mayottensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from humans.

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23 Sep 2014
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Leptospira mayottensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from humans

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15 Sep 2014
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HemR is an OmpR/PhoB-like response regulator from Leptospira, which simultaneously effects transcriptional activation and repression of key haem metabolism genes

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04 Sep 2014
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First isolation of Leptospira noguchii serogroups Panama and Autumnalis from cattle

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25 Jul 2014
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Screening of a Leptospira biflexa mutant library to identify genes involved in ethidium bromide tolerance

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05 Jun 2014
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Epidemiology of leptospira transmitted by rodents in southeast Asia

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31 Mar 2014
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A putative regulatory genetic locus modulates virulence in the pathogen Leptospira interrogans

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01 Jan 2014
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Molecular characterization of the first leptospires isolated from goats in Brazil.

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01 Dec 2013
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Structural and functional characterization of an orphan ATP-binding cassette ATPase involved in manganese utilization and tolerance in Leptospira spp.

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01 Oct 2013
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Rapid tests for diagnosis of leptospirosis: current tools and emerging technologies

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14 Mar 2013
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Serovar diversity of pathogenic Leptospira circulating in the French West Indies

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14 Mar 2013
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Evaluation of an in-house ELISA using the intermediate species Leptospira fainei for diagnosis of leptospirosis

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21 Sep 2012
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Chemotactic behavior of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Leptospira species

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26 Mar 2012
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FlaA proteins in Leptospira interrogans are essential for motility and virulence but are not required for formation of the flagellum sheath

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01 Jan 2012
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Construction of a library of random mutants in the spirochete Leptospira biflexa using a mariner transposon

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16 Sep 2011
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Deciphering morphological determinants of the helix-shaped Leptospira

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05 Jul 2011
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Inactivation of clpB in the pathogen Leptospira interrogans reduces virulence and resistance to stress conditions

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09 Jun 2011
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Heterologous expression of pathogen-specific genes ligA and ligB in the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa confers enhanced adhesion to cultured cells and fibronectin

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06 Apr 2011
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Comparison of real-time PCR assays for detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in blood and identification of variations in target sequences

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29 Oct 2010
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Expanding the genetic toolbox for Leptospira species by generation of fluorescent bacteria

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22 Jun 2010
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Isolation and characterization of new Leptospira genotypes from patients in Mayotte (Indian Ocean)

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28 May 2010
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Antibiotic resistance markers for genetic manipulations of Leptospira spp

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13 Sep 2009
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Transposition of fly mariner elements into bacteria as a genetic tool for mutagenesis

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01 May 2009
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Use of quantitative real-time PCR for studying the dissemination of Leptospira interrogans in the guinea pig infection model of leptospirosis

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01 May 2008
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Biofilm formation by saprophytic and pathogenic leptospires

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13 Feb 2008
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Genome sequence of the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa provides insights into the evolution of Leptospira and the pathogenesis of leptospirosis

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30 Jan 2008
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Heme rescues a two-component system Leptospira biflexa mutant

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09 Nov 2007
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Conjugative transfer between Escherichia coli and Leptospira spp. as a new genetic tool

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01 Jul 2007
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The OmpA-like protein Loa22 is essential for leptospiral virulence

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01 Jun 2007
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Genetic manipulation of Leptospira biflexa

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21 Nov 2006
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A genomic island of the pathogen Leptospira interrogans serovar Lai can excise from its chromosome

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01 Nov 2006
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Application of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis for molecular typing of the agent of leptospirosis

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01 Jan 2006
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The scc spirochetal coiled-coil protein forms helix-like filaments and binds to nucleic acids generating nucleoprotein structures

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01 Jun 2005
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Complete nucleotide sequence of the LE1 prophage from the spirochete Leptospira biflexa and characterization of its replication and partition functions

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01 May 2005
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Random insertional mutagenesis of Leptospira interrogans, the agent of leptospirosis, using a mariner transposon

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01 May 2005
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Isolation and characterization of FecA- and FeoB-mediated iron acquisition systems of the spirochete Leptospira biflexa by random insertional mutagenesis

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12 Dec 2003
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The spirochetal chpK-chromosomal toxin-antitoxin locus induces growth inhibition of yeast and mycobacteria

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29 Aug 2003
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Genetic evidence for the existence of two pathways for the biosynthesis of methionine in the Leptospira spp

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01 Aug 2003
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Leptospira spp. possess a complete haem biosynthetic pathway and are able to use exogenous haem sources

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01 Mar 2003
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Construction and complementation of the first auxotrophic mutant in the spirochaete Leptospira meyeri

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01 Jan 2002
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Inactivation of the spirochete recA gene results in a mutant with low viability and irregular nucleoid morphology

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