The Leptospiraceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.

[1] It includes the genus Leptospira which contains some pathogenic species.

[2] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[1] Turneriella Levett et al. 2005 Leptonema Hovind-Hougen 1983 Leptospira Noguchi 1917 Turneriella Leptonema Leptospira This Spirochaete-related article is a stub.

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