Treponema
| Treponema | |
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| Treponema pallidum spirochaetes. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Class: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: |
Treponema Schaudinn 1905 emend. Abt, Göker & Klenk 2013 |
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Treponema is a genus of spiral-shaped bacteria. The major treponeme species of human pathogens is Treponema pallidum, whose subspecies are responsible for diseases such as syphilis, bejel, and yaws. Treponema carateum is the cause of pinta.Treponema paraluiscuniculi is associated with syphilis in rabbits.
The phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 123 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.
T. caldarium (Pohlschroeder et al. 1995) Abt, Göker & Klenk 2013
T. stenostreptum (Zuelzer 1912) Abt, Göker & Klenk 2013
T. isoptericolens Dröge et al. 2008
T. azotonutricium Graber et al. 2004
T. primitia Graber et al. 2004
T. zuelzerae (ex Veldkamp 1960) Canale-Parola 1980 emend. Abt, Göker & Klenk 2013
T. m. bovis ♠ Evans et al. 2006
T. m. medium ♠ Umemoto et al. 1997
T. pedis Evans et al. 2009
T. denticola (ex Flügge 1886) Chan et al. 1993
T. putidum Wyss et al. 2004
T. lecithinolyticum Wyss et al. 1999
T. maltophilum Wyss et al. 1996
T. brennaborense Schrank et al. 1999
T. saccharophilum Paster and Canale-Parola 1986
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