Leptospira
Sign in to saveLeptospira () is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species. Leptospira was first observed in 1907 in kidney tissue slices of a leptospirosis victim who was described as having died of "yellow fever". In 1917, Hideyo Noguchi named the genus Leptospira after witnessing it in the kidneys of American rats seemingly producing the same disease in Guinea pigs as in European rats.
Species
Genus
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderLegionellales
- FamilyLegionellaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- Family
- Leptospiraceae
- Collections
- CMN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Canada
Research
9,632 papers- Leptospira infection in rats: A literature review of global prevalence and distribution.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019
- [Leptospira].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2010
- Toolbox of Molecular Techniques for Studying Leptospira Spp.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2018
- Outbreak of Intermediate Species Leptospira venezuelensis Spread by Rodents to Cows and Humans in L. interrogans-Endemic Region, Venezuela.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024
- Leptospira detection in flood-prone environment of Jakarta, Indonesia.Zoonoses and public health · 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- Morphology
- Cellular structure
- Habitat
- Nutrition
- Genome
- Genotyping
- See also
- References
- External links
Leptospira () is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species. Leptospira was first observed in 1907 in kidney tissue slices of a leptospirosis victim who was described as having died of "yellow fever". In 1917, Hideyo Noguchi named the genus Leptospira after witnessing it in the kidneys of American rats seemingly producing the same disease in Guinea pigs as in European rats.
==Taxonomy== Leptospira, together with the genera Leptonema and Turneria, is a member of the family Leptospiraceae. The genus Leptospira is divided into 20 species based on DNA hybridization studies.
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