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| − | |pagebody = | + | |pagebody = ''Spirochaetes'' are spiral or helical Gram-negative bacteria. They are motile organisms as they have endoflagella. The position of their flagella is used to distinguish this bacteria, they run length ways and cause a twisting motion. Spirochaetes may cause zoonotic infections. |
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| − | ===Overview===
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| − | *Two families exist, ''[[:Category:Leptospiraceae|Leptospiraceae]]'' and ''[[:Category:Spirochaetaceae|Spirochaetaceae]]''
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| − | *''Leptospiraceae'' include the pathogens of the genus ''Leptospira''
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| − | *''Spirochaetaceae'' include the pathogens of the genera ''Borrelia'', ''Brachyspira'' and ''Treponema''
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| − | *Many cause zoonotic infections
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| − | ===Characteristics===
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| − | *Spiral or helical Gram-negative bacteria
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| − | *Motile organisms via endoflagella
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| − | *Poor survival in the environment and sensitive to dessication
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| − | *Stain poorly with Gram stain
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| − | *Most require specialised media for growth
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| − | *Serology required for identification
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