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Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Oct 2008
Slack Andrew T, Kalambaheti Thareerat, Symonds Meegan L, Dohnt Michael F, Galloway Renee L, Steigerwalt Arnold G, Chaicumpa Wanpen, Bunyaraksyotin Gaysorn, Craig Scott, Harrower Bruce J, Smythe Lee D
Abstract excerpt
A single Leptospira strain (designated Khorat-H2(T)) was isolated from the urine of an adult male patient with suspected leptospirosis from the province of Nakornrachasima, Thailand. The isolate showed typical Leptospira motility and morphology under dark-field microscopy. Cells were 10-13 mum long and 0.2 mum in diameter, with a wavelength of 0.5 mum and an amplitude of approximately 0.3 mum. Phenotypically,...
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