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Leptospira interrogans

Kingdom: Eubacterium
Scientific Name: Leptospira interrogans
Image Courtesy of: Johnson and Faine and Bergeys Manual Trust
Image Width: 11 microns
Image Technology: SEM

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This spiral-shaped bacterium is a member of the order
Spirochaetales, which also includes the Spirochetes. These microbes
have an unusual means of moving around. They swim by twisting back
and forth, propelling themselves like a corkscrew being turned into
the cork of a bottle of wine.



L. interrogans is harmful to humans. Harmful
microbes that cause diseases are called pathogens.



 






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