Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis

Abstract

Isolates of Leptospira from two human cases of leptospirosis in Denmark and France were studied using DNA-DNA relatedness, G + C content, 16S rRNA gene sequence data and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. These isolates differed from previously described species of Leptospira and are defined as Leptospira broomii sp. nov. The type strain is 5399T (= ATCC BAA-1107T = KIT 5399T).