Leptospiraceae

Leptospiraceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Leptospiraceae

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

  1. ↑ "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 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. PMC 1594759. PMID 17021075.
  3. ↑ Euzéby, J. P. "List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature". Retrieved March 28, 2014.