Leptonema illini explained

Leptonema illini is a species of bacteria. It belongs to the spirochetes and it is the only species of the genus Leptonema. It can be found in water and soil media.

Characteristics

Leptonema are Gram-negative bacteria, very thin, helical bacteria of about 0.1-0.2 μm in diameter and 13 to 21 μm. length. They are usually unicellular, but can also be seen as short chains in growing cultures.

References

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External links

• Type strain of Leptonema illini at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Euzéby. J. P. . List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature . March 22, 2014.
2. Book: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 4. The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes. George M. Garrity . Krieg, N.R. . Ludwig, W. . Whitman, W.B. . Hedlund, B.P. . Paster, B.J. . Staley, J.T. . Ward, N. . Brown, D. . Parte, A. . Springer. New York . 2nd. 978-0-387-95042-6 . 908 . November 24, 2010. 1984(Williams & Wilkins). British Library no. GBA561951.