Catatan: Terjemahan untuk entri ini sedang dalam peninjauan kualitas, sehingga sebagian konten untuk sementara hanya ditampilkan dalam bahasa Inggris.
Entri ini belum diterjemahkan ke bahasa Anda, sehingga versi aslinya ditampilkan di bawah.
Leptospira
This term refers specifically to a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. In medical and scientific discourse, it carries a clinical connotation associated with zoonotic infection and environmental contamination, typically appearing in diagnostic reports or epidemiological studies.
As a taxonomic name, it functions as a mass noun when referring to the bacteria as a collective group or a specific species. While it can be pluralized in a technical sense to refer to individual organisms, it is most frequently treated as an uncountable entity in clinical contexts, similar to how other bacterial genera are handled.
Meanings
Examples
Leptospira are spiral shaped bacteria that can survive in moist environments.
The lab technician identified the presence of leptospira in the blood sample.
I wonder if the floodwaters are contaminated with leptospira.
I wonder if the floodwaters are contaminated with leptospira.
Leptospira typically enter the body through cuts in the skin or mucous membranes.
We need to screen the livestock for leptospira to prevent an outbreak.
The patient tested positive for leptospira after swimming in the lake.
Avoid walking barefoot in mud where leptospira might be present.
The research paper discusses the motility of leptospira in various fluids.