Noun: leptospira ,lep-tu'spI-ru
- Important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
"Leptospira can be transmitted to humans through contact with contaminated water"
Derived forms: leptospiras
Type of: spirochaete, spirochete [N. Amer]
Part of: genus Leptospira
Encyclopedia: Leptospira