Leptospira kirschneri is a Gram negative, obligate aerobe species of spirochete bacteria named for University of Otago bacteriologist Dr. Leopold Kirschner. It is a member of the genus Leptospira.[1][2] The species is pathogenic and can cause leptospirosis, most commonly in pigs.[3][4]
| Leptospira kirschneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Leptospirales |
| Family: | Leptospiraceae |
| Genus: | Leptospira |
| Species: | L. kirschneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptospira kirschneri Ramadass et al., 1992
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References
edit- ^ Ramadass, P; Jarvis, BD; Corner, RJ; Penny, D; Marshall, RB (Apr 1992). "Genetic characterization of pathogenic Leptospira species by DNA hybridization". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42 (2): 215–9. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-2-215. PMID 1581182.
- ^ Leon, A; Pronost, S; Fortier, G; Andre-Fontaine, G; Leclercq, R (Feb 2010). "Multilocus sequence analysis for typing Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48 (2): 581–5. doi:10.1128/JCM.00543-09. PMC 2815645. PMID 19955271.
- ^ "Leptospirosis". Swine Disease Manual. Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Haake, DA; Matsunaga, J (Sep 2002). "Characterization of the leptospiral outer membrane and description of three novel leptospiral membrane proteins". Infection and Immunity. 70 (9): 4936–45. doi:10.1128/iai.70.9.4936-4945.2002. PMC 128291. PMID 12183539.
External links
edit- NCBI Taxonomy
- Type strain of Leptospira kirschneri at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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