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Leptospira
| Leptospira | |
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| Scanning electron micrograph of Leptospira interrogans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Leptospirales |
| Family: | Leptospiraceae |
| Genus: | Leptospira Noguchi 1917 non Swainson 1840 non Boucot, Johnson & Staton 1964 |
| Type species | |
| Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926
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| Species | |
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Leptospira (from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós) 'fine, thin, narrow, etc.' and Latin spira 'coil')[1] is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species.[2] Leptospira was first observed in 1907 in kidney tissue slices of a leptospirosis victim who was described as having died of "yellow fever".[3]
- ^ "leptospirosis". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. Bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-8385-8529-0.
- ^ Stimson AM (1907). "Note on an organism found in yellow-fever tissue". Public Health Reports. 22 (18): 541. doi:10.2307/4559008. JSTOR 4559008.
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