Biology:Leptospira fainei

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Short description: Species of bacterium

Leptospira fainei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Leptospirales
Family: Leptospiraceae
Genus: Leptospira
Species:
L. fainei
Binomial name
Leptospira fainei
Perolat et al. 1998

Leptospira fainei is a pathogenic species of Leptospira, first isolated from pigs in Australia[1][2] and named for University of Otago and Monash University microbiologist Dr. Solomon Faine.

References

  1. Perolat, P.; Chappel, R. J.; Adler, B.; Baranton, G.; Bulach, D. M.; Billinghurst, M. L.; Letocart, M.; Merien, F. et al. (1998). "Leptospira fainei sp. nov., isolated from pigs in Australia". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 48 (3): 851–858. doi:10.1099/00207713-48-3-851. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 9734039. 
  2. Arzouni, Jean-Pierre; Parola, Philippe; Scola, Bernard La; Postic, Danièle; Brouqui, Philippe; Raoult, Didier (August 2002). "Human Infection Caused by Leptospira fainei" (in en-us). Emerging Infectious Diseases 8 (8): 865–868. doi:10.3201/eid0808.010445. PMID 12141977. PMC 2732520. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/8/01-0445_article. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16984406 entry