Leptospiraceae

Leptospiraceae
Leptospira interrogan
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Leptospirales
Gupta et al. 2014
Family: Leptospiraceae
Pillot 1965 ex Hovind-Hougen 1979
Genera
Synonyms
  • Leptonemataceae Chuvochina et al. 2024
  • Turneriellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024

The Leptospiraceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.[1] It includes the genus Leptospira which contains some pathogenic species.[2]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[4][5][6] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[7][8][9]
Leptospirales
Leptospiraceae

Turneriella Levett et al. 2005

Leptonema Hovind-Hougen 1983

Leptospira Noguchi 1917

"Leptospirae"
Leptospiria
Turneriellales
Turneriellaceae

Turneriella

Leptospirales
Leptonemataceae

Leptonema

Leptospiraceae

Leptospira

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Schoch CL; et al. "Leptospirales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ^ Morey RE, Galloway RL, Bragg SL, Steigerwalt AG, Mayer LW, Levett PN (October 2006). "Species-specific identification of Leptospiraceae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing". J. Clin. Microbiol. 44 (10): 3510–6. doi:10.1128/JCM.00670-06. PMC 1594759. PMID 17021075.
  3. ^ Leptospirales in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ^ "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.