Microgen would like to introduce you to our newest web feature- The Pathogen News Letter. Each month, or when needed, we will update you on new and existing claims along with related case studies that demonstrate how the these pathogens affect various business sectors. Our goal is to focus your attention toward these specific areas, so that you may consider using Microgen-based formulations where appropriate in the upcoming months and years ahead. 

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is a thin, spiral shaped bacterium (spirochete) measuring between 6 and 20 um in length and about 0.1 um in diameter. Leptospira are most frequently found in the environment in water. They are especially common in stagnant water that has been contaminated by the urine of infected animals. The genus Leptospira consists of 20 species. Some are pathogenic and others are not, but all are very similar in terms of morpholgy and therefore, have resistance to disinfectants. Of the genus Leptospira, Leptospira interrogans is most commonly associated with human disease. Leptospira infections are characterized by high fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and vomiting. Leptospira infections may also result in jaundice, abdominal pain, diarrhea, kidney damage, meningitis (inflammation of the membrane around the brain and spinal cord), liver failure, and respiratory distress. Death from Leptospirosis is rare. 

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