Meaning of LEPTOSPIRA
| Pronunciation: | | `leptu'spIru
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[n] important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever |
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LEPTOSPIRA is a 10 letter word that starts with L. |
| | See Also: | | genus Leptospira, spirochaete, spirochete | |
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| | Definition: | | Leptospira is a genus of bacteria in the family Leptospiraceae which are aerobic (uses oxygen), able to move by themselves (are motile), and shaped like coils. There are free-living members which live in soil, freshwater, and saltwater, as well as parasitic pathogens of humans and other animals which most notably cause leptospirosis (a disease which chiefly afflicts a number of livestock and other domestic animals but can also affect humans). |
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