Leptospira

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See also: leptospira

Translingual

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Leptospira interrogans

Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, thin, fine) +‎ Latin spīra (coil, twist, spire).

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Leptospira f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species.

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