Leptospira interrogans
A genus of question mark-shaped bacteria spirochetes which is found in fresh water that is contaminated by animal urine. It causes LEPTOSPIROSIS.
Year introduced: 1976 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): B03.440.400.425.475.475.400, B03.851.475.475.400
MeSH Unique ID: D007921
Registry Number: txid173
Entry Terms:
- Spirochaeta icterogenes
- Spirochaeta nodosa
- Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae
- Spirochaeta interrogans
- Leptospira icteroides