Leptospiraceae

Leptospiraceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Spirochaetes Class: Spirochaetes Order: Spirochaetales Family: Leptospiraceae
Genera
Leptospira Leptonema Turneria

Leptospiraceae is a family of spirochetes.^[1]

It includes the genus Leptospira.^[2]

References

1. ^ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Tree&id=170&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock. Retrieved on 2009-04-22. 
2. ^ 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. PMID 17021075. PMC: 1594759. http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17021075. 

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