Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis Levett, Paul N. and Morey, Roger E. and Galloway, Renee L. and Steigerwalt, Arnold G.,, 56, 671-673 (2006), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63783-0, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, 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)., language=, type=