Leptospiraceae

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The Leptospiraceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.[1] It includes the genus Leptospira which contains some pathogenic species.[2]

Order:Leptospirales
Gupta et al. 2014
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Leptospiraceae
Leptospira interrogan
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Leptospirales
Gupta et al. 2014
Family: Leptospiraceae
Pillot 1965 ex Hovind-Hougen 1979
Genera
Synonyms
  • Leptonemataceae Chuvochina et al. 2024
  • Turneriellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024
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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[4][5][6] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[7][8][9]
Leptospirales
Leptospiraceae

Turneriella Levett et al. 2005

Leptonema Hovind-Hougen 1983

Leptospira Noguchi 1917

"Leptospirae"
Leptospiria
Turneriellales
Turneriellaceae

Turneriella

Leptospirales
Leptonemataceae

Leptonema

Leptospiraceae

Leptospira

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