Leptospiraceae

Leptospiraceae
Leptospira interrogan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Leptospirales
Gupta et al. 2014
Family: Leptospiraceae
Pillot 1965 ex Hovind-Hougen 1979
Genera
Synonyms
  • "Leptonemataceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023
  • "Turneriellaceae" Chuvochina et al. 2023

The Leptospiraceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.[1] It includes the genus Leptospira which contains some pathogenic species.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCBI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.