In this study, a genomospecies is a group of Leptospiraceae serovars whose DNAs:

  • Are 70% or more related at an optimal reassociation temperature of 55 degrees C

  • Are 60% or more related at a stringent reassociation temperature of 70 degrees C

  • And in which related DNAs contain 5% or fewer unpaired bases (divergence)
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