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Leptospira fainei

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Leptospira fainei
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Leptospirales
Family: Leptospiraceae
Genus: Leptospira
Species:
L. fainei
Binomial name
Leptospira fainei
Perolat et al. 1998

Leptospira fainei is a pathogenic species of Leptospira, first isolated from pigs in Australia[1][2] and named for University of Otago and Monash University microbiologist Dr. Solomon Faine.

References

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  1. ^ Perolat, P.; Chappel, R. J.; Adler, B.; Baranton, G.; Bulach, D. M.; Billinghurst, M. L.; Letocart, M.; Merien, F.; Serrano, M. S. (1998). "Leptospira fainei sp. nov., isolated from pigs in Australia". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 48 (3): 851–858. doi:10.1099/00207713-48-3-851. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9734039.
  2. ^ Arzouni, Jean-Pierre; Parola, Philippe; Scola, Bernard La; Postic, Danièle; Brouqui, Philippe; Raoult, Didier (August 2002). "Human Infection Caused by Leptospira fainei". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 8 (8): 865–868. doi:10.3201/eid0808.010445. PMC 2732520. PMID 12141977.

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