Abstract
Spirochetes bacteria of the genus Leptospira are composed by saprophyte, for example, L. biflexa and pathogenic species, for example L. interrogans, the etiological agent of leptospirosis. This disease is a global zoonosis, recently included in the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases. Rodents are the major leptospiral reservoirs in urban centers. The bacteria colonizes the proximal renal…