Leptospira kirschneri

Leptospira kirschneri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Leptospirales
Family:	Leptospiraceae
Genus:	Leptospira
Species:	L. kirschneri
Binomial name
	Leptospira kirschneri; Ramadass et al., 1992

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]

References

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.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Leptospirosis". Swine Disease Manual. Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

[4] 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.