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| − | |name =''Spirochaetes''
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| − | |phylum =Spirochaetes
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| − | |class =Spirochaetes
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| − | Also known as: '''''Spirochetes'''''
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| − | ==Overview== | + | | '''Spirochetes''' |
| − | [[File:spirochaetes.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> ''Spirochaetes'' in blood smear of human subject. (Bobjgalindo 2009, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
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| − | There are two families, ''[[:Category:Leptospiraceae|Leptospiraceae]]'' and ''[[:Category:Spirochaetaceae|Spirochaetaceae]]''.
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| − | ''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.
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| − | ==Characteristics==
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| − | ''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.
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| − | ==Diagnosis==
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| − | They stain poorly with Gram stain as most require specialised media for growth. Serology is required for their identification.
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| − | <big>'''[[:Category:Spirochaetes|See here for a list of ''Spirochaetes'' species]]'''</big>
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| − | |literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(Spirochaetes) Spirochaetes publications]
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