spirochaetes
- Spirochaetaceae
- Spirochaeta
- Borrelia
- Brevinema
- Clevelandina
- Cristispira
- Diplocalyx
- Hollandina
- Pillotina
- Treponema
- Serpulinaceae
- Leptospiraceae
Classification follows Garrity & al. (2001)
References
Garrity, G. M., M. Winters, and D. B. Searles. 2001. Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotic Genera. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition. Release 1.0.
Title Illustrations
Scientific Name |
Borrelia burgdorferi |
Comments |
Photomicrograph of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease |
Acknowledgements |
photo courtesy Public Health Image Library |
Specimen Condition |
Dead Specimen |
Scientific Name |
Leptospira interrogans |
Comments |
Scanning electron micrograph of Leptospira interrogans strain RGA. Two spirochetes bound to a 0.2 ?m filter. Strain RGA was isolated in 1915 by Uhlenhuth and Fromme from the blood of a soldier in Belgium. |
Creator |
CDC/NCID/HIP/Janice Carr |
Acknowledgements |
photo courtesy Public Health Image Library, CDC/NCID/Rob Weyant |
Specimen Condition |
Dead Specimen |
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