A systematic review of Leptospira in water and soil environments
Autor: | Emilie Bierque, Cyrille Goarant, Dominique Girault, Marie-Estelle Soupé-Gilbert, Roman Thibeaux |
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Přispěvatelé: | Unité de Recherche et d'Expertise Leptospirose - Leptospirosis Research and Expertise Unit [Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie] (UREL), Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP)-Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), The authors would like to thank Noémie Baroux for developing Excel tools to identify rapidly duplicate articles., Goarant, Cyrille |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Bacterial Diseases
0301 basic medicine Cell motility Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 0302 clinical medicine [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases Zoonoses Medicine and Health Sciences MESH: Animals Pathogen motility Soil Microbiology MESH: Water Microbiology Leptospira Multidisciplinary Ecology Zoonosis Surface water Leptospirosis 3. Good health Separation Processes Infectious Diseases Habitat Medical Microbiology [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases Medicine Pathogens Water Microbiology Leptospira interrogans Soil microbiology Research Article Neglected Tropical Diseases MESH: Soil Microbiology Virulence Factors Science 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Biology Research and Analysis Methods Microbiology complex mixtures 03 medical and health sciences medicine Animals Humans [SDV.EE.SANT] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Health Microbial Pathogens Distillation [SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Health MESH: Humans Bacteria Organisms Biology and Life Sciences Cell Biology Tropical Diseases biology.organism_classification medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses [SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology Infectious disease (medical specialty) MESH: Leptospira / pathogenicity MESH: Leptospirosis / transmission Soil water Earth Sciences bacteria Bacterial pathogens Hydrology [SDV.MP.BAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology |
Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 1, p e0227055 (2020) PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2020, 15 (1), pp.e0227055. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0227055⟩ |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0227055⟩ |
Popis: | International audience; Background: Leptospirosis, caused by pathogenic Leptospira, is a zoonosis of global distribution. This infectious disease is mainly transmitted by indirect exposure to urine of asymptomatic animals via the environment. As human cases generally occur after heavy rain, an emerging hypothesis suggests that rainfall re-suspend leptospires together with soil particles. Bacteria are then carried to surface water, where humans get exposed. It is currently assumed that pathogenic leptospires can survive in the environment but do not multiply. However, little is known on their capacity to survive in a soil and freshwater environment.Methods: We conducted a systematic review on Leptospira and leptospirosis in the environment in order to collect current knowledge on the lifestyle of Leptospira in soil and water. In total, 86 scientific articles retrieved from online databases or institutional libraries were included in this study. Principals findings/significance: This work identified evidence of survival of Leptospira in the environment but major gaps remain about the survival of virulent species associated with human and animal diseases. Studies providing quantitative data on Leptospira in soil and water are a very recent trend, but must be interpreted with caution because of the uncertainty in the species identification. Several studies mentioned the presence of Leptospira in soils more frequently than in waters, supporting the hypothesis of the soil habitat and dispersion of Leptospira with re-suspended soil particles during heavy rain. In a near future, the growing use of high throughput sequencing will offer new opportunities to improve our understanding of the habitat of Leptospira in the environment. This better insight into the risk of leptospirosis will allow implementing efficient control measures and prevention for the human and animal populations exposed. |
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