title: Cultivation of leptospires: fatty acid requirements.
abstract: Both the parasitic and the saprophytic leptospires grow well on a pair of fatty acids (one saturated, the other unsaturated) if they contain at least 15 carbon atoms.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D007919:Leptospira / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D010169:Palmitic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D012703:Serotyping; D013229:Stearic Acids / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010169:Palmitic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids