Treponema
Treponema (family Spirochaetaceae, order Spirochaetales) A genus of flexible, spirally shaped bacteria which are anaerobic or micro-aerophilic chemo-organotrophs. There are many species, found in the alimentary and reproductive tracts in humans and other animals. Some species are pathogenic, e.g. T. pallidum is the causal agent of syphilis.
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