Leptospira

Leptospira definition - medical

Lep·to·spi·ra (lĕpˌtō-spīˈrə)

noun
A genus of aerobic spirochetes of the order Spirochaetales, consisting of thin, tightly coiled cells, many species of which cause leptospirosis.

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