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Also known as: '''''Spirochetes'''''

| Also known as:

| '''Harvest mite'''

==Overview==

==Overview==

There are two families, ''[[:Category:Leptospiraceae|Leptospiraceae]]'' and ''[[:Category:Spirochaetaceae|Spirochaetaceae]]''

''Leptospiraceae'' include the pathogens of the genus ''Leptospira'', whereas ''Spirochaetaceae'' include the pathogens of the genera ''Borrelia'', ''Brachyspira'' and ''Treponema''. Spirochaetes may cause zoonotic infections.

There are two families, ''[[:Category:Leptospiraceae|Leptospiraceae]]'' and ''[[:Category:Spirochaetaceae|Spirochaetaceae]]''.

''Leptospiraceae'' include the pathogens of the genus, ''[[Leptospira]]'', whereas ''Spirochaetaceae'' include the pathogens of the genera ''[[Borrelia]]'' and ''[[Brachyspira hyodysenteriae|Brachyspira]]''. Spirochaetes may cause zoonotic infections.

==Characteristics==

==Characteristics==

Spirochaetes are spiral or helical Gram-negative bacteria. They are motile organisms as they have endoflagella. They have lengths between 5 and 250 µm. They are sensitive to dessication and survive poorly in the environment.  

''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. They have lengths between 5 and 250 µm. They are sensitive to dessication and survive poorly in the environment.  

 

==Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==

They stain poorly with Gram stain as most require specialised media for growth. Serology is required for their identification.

They stain poorly with Gram stain as most require specialised media for growth. Serology is required for their identification.

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