Leptospiraceae
Appearance
Leptospiraceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Leptospirales |
Family: | Leptospiraceae Hovind-Hougen, 1979 |
Genera | |
The Leptospiraceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.[1] It includes the genus Leptospira which contains some pathogenic species.[2]
Systematic
These genera belong to the family Leptospiraceae:[3]
References
- ^ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ Morey RE, Galloway RL, Bragg SL, Steigerwalt AG, Mayer LW, Levett PN (October 2006). "Species-specific identification of Leptospiraceae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing". J. Clin. Microbiol. 44 (10): 3510–6. doi:10.1128/JCM.00670-06. PMC 1594759. PMID 17021075.
- ^ Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved March 28, 2014.