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Rodents are considered to be the most critical hosts of\n                      <jats:italic>Leptospira spp.<\/jats:italic>\n                      Fujian Province is a region highly endemic for leptospirosis in China. However, the genetic diversity of leptospires circulating among rodents in Fujian is limited.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The carrier status of rodents for\n                      <jats:italic>Leptospira spp.<\/jats:italic>\n                      was investigated by culture and serological detection in Fujian during 2018\u20132020. A total of 710 rodents, including 11 species, were trapped, with\n                      <jats:italic>Rattus losea<\/jats:italic>\n                      being the dominant trapped species (50.56%). Fourteen pathogenic\n                      <jats:italic>Leptospira<\/jats:italic>\n                      strains were obtained. Seven\n                      <jats:italic>L. borgpetersenii<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Javanica strains belonging to ST143, 4\n                      <jats:italic>L. interrogans<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae strains belonging to ST1 and ST17, 2\n                      <jats:italic>L. interrogans<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Bataviae strains belonging to ST96 and ST333, and 1\n                      <jats:italic>L. interrogans<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Pyrogenes strains belonging to ST332 were identified using 16S rDNA gene sequencing, microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and Multilocus sequence typing (MLST).\n                      <jats:italic>L. borgpetersenii<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Javanica belonging to ST143 was the dominant type (50.00%). A total of 387 rodent serum samples were tested by MAT. Serum were considered positive for seroreactivity at a titer\u2009\u2265\u20091:160 against at least one serovar. A total of 90 (23.26%) serum samples tested positive, and four serogroups were identified, with Javanica being the dominant serogroup (87.78%), which was similar to the dominant serogroup isolated from rodents. This study demonstrates a high prevalence of leptospirosis in rodents and public health education among high-risk workers is highly recommended.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic>R. losea<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the dominant trapped rodent, and\n                      <jats:italic>L. borgpetersenii<\/jats:italic>\n                      serogroup Javanica ST143 was widely distributed among rodents in Fujian from 2018 to 2020. 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