{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["2023"],"submitter":["Torres FD"],"pubmed_abstract":["Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with ubiquitous distribution caused by spirochetes belonging to the genus <i>Leptospira</i> sp., endemic mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and capable of infecting domestic animals, free-living animals, and humans. Although well documented in terrestrial animals and humans, little information is available on its distribution and impact on marine animals. There are few studies assessing cetaceans' health status, and even scarcer are those focused on leptospirosis research. In this context, considering the One Health approach, the present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> sp. in cetaceans on the Brazilian coast. Kidneys of 142 cetaceans belonging to 19 species were collected. DNA was extracted, and the "],"journal":["Transboundary and emerging diseases"],"pagination":["7041089"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12016789"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Molecular Detection of Pathogenic &lt;i&gt;Leptospira&lt;/i&gt; sp. in Cetaceans from the Brazilian Coast."],"pmcid":["PMC12016789"],"pubmed_authors":["Di Azevedo MIN","Barbosa CB","Carvalho VL","Ribeiro VL","Borges ALDSB","Bonfim WAG","Domit C","Dos Santos J","Lilenbaum W","Carvalho-Costa FA","de Castilho PV","Torres FD","Kolesnikovas C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Molecular Detection of Pathogenic &lt;i&gt;Leptospira&lt;/i&gt; sp. in Cetaceans from the Brazilian Coast.","description":"Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with ubiquitous distribution caused by spirochetes belonging to the genus <i>Leptospira</i> sp., endemic mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world and capable of infecting domestic animals, free-living animals, and humans. Although well documented in terrestrial animals and humans, little information is available on its distribution and impact on marine animals. There are few studies assessing cetaceans' health status, and even scarcer are those focused on leptospirosis research. In this context, considering the One Health approach, the present study aimed to investigate the occurrence of pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> sp. in cetaceans on the Brazilian coast. Kidneys of 142 cetaceans belonging to 19 species were collected. DNA was extracted, and the ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023","modification":"2026-06-02T07:25:08.813Z","creation":"2025-07-08T03:11:14.542Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12016789","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40303693"],"doi":["10.1155/2023/7041089"]}}