''Leptospira broomii'' is a species of ''
Leptospira
''Leptospira'' ( grc, leptos, italics=yes, 'fine, thin' and la, spira, links=no, 'coil') is a genus of spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species. ''Leptospira'' was first observed in 1907 in kidney t ...
'' isolated from humans with
leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacteria ''Leptospira''. Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild (headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe ( bleeding in the lungs or meningitis). Weil's disease, the acute, severe ...
. The type strain is 5399
T (=ATCC BAA-1107
T =KIT 5399
T).
References
Further reading
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*Levett, PAUL N., and DAVID A. Haake. "Leptospira species (leptospirosis)."Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Edited by: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier 7 (2010): 3059-3065. *Ricaldi, Jessica N., et al. "Whole genome analysis of Leptospira licerasiae provides insight into leptospiral evolution and pathogenicity." PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 6.10 (2012): e1853.
External links
LPSNType strain of ''Leptospira broomii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
broomii
Bacteria described in 2006
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