Leptospira interrogans
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Leptospira interrogans is a species of Leptospira
, which is a gram negative obligate aerobe spirochete, with periplasmic flagellum. The two important pathogenic serovars from this species are Canicola and Icterohaemorrhagiae. These reside in alkaline water, alkaline soil and can survive in these for 3 months or longer. They also could be found in urine.
It can cause Leptospirosis
.
Leptospira
Leptospira is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species...
, which is a gram negative obligate aerobe spirochete, with periplasmic flagellum. The two important pathogenic serovars from this species are Canicola and Icterohaemorrhagiae. These reside in alkaline water, alkaline soil and can survive in these for 3 months or longer. They also could be found in urine.
It can cause Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira, and affects humans as well as other mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles.The...
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External links
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=173
- Leptospira protein abundances