Leptospira broomii

Leptospira broomii is a species of Leptospira isolated from humans with leptospirosis. The type strain is 5399T (=ATCC BAA-1107T =KIT 5399T).[1]

Leptospira broomii
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L. broomii
Binomial name
Leptospira broomii
Levett et al. 2006

References

  1. Levett, P. N. (2006). "Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (3): 671–673. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63783-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 16514048.

Further reading

  • Ko, Albert I.; Goarant, Cyrille; Picardeau, Mathieu (2009). "Leptospira: the dawn of the molecular genetics era for an emerging zoonotic pathogen". Nature Reviews Microbiology. 7 (10): 736–747. doi:10.1038/nrmicro2208. ISSN 1740-1526. PMC 3384523. PMID 19756012.
  • 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.


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