Exposure to live saprophytic Leptospira before challenge with a pathogenic serovar prevents severe leptospirosis and promotes kidney homeostasis

S Kundu, A Shetty, M Gomes-Solecki - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Previous studies demonstrated that Leptospira biflexa, a saprophytic species, triggers innate
immune responses in the host during early infection. This raised the question of whether …