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Spirochaetes
- Borrelia
- Brachyspira
- Brevinema
- Clevelandina
- Cristispira
- Diplocalyx
- Hollandina
- Leptonema
- Leptospira
- Pillotina
- Serpulina
- Spirochaeta
- Treponema
Other Names for Spirochaetes
- Spirochaetales
- spirochetes
References
Garrity, G. M., J. A. Bell, and T. G. Lilburn. 2004. Taxonomic Outline of the Prokaryotes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition. Release 5.0.
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Scientific Name
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Leptospira interrogans
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Comments
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Scanning electron micrograph of Leptospira interrogans strain RGA. Two spirochetes bound to a 0.2 µm filter. Strain RGA was isolated in 1915 by Uhlenhuth and Fromme from the blood of a soldier in Belgium.
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Creator
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CDC/NCID/HIP/Janice Carr
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Source Collection
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Public Health Image Library (Centers for Disease Control)
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