Treponema
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Treponema pallidum
See also: treponema
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”).
Proper noun
Treponema n
- Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:
- A taxonomic genus within the family Treponemataceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Treponemataceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Treponematales - order; Treponemataceae - family
- (genus in Spirochaetaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Spirochaetales - order; Spirochaetaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Treponema pallidum - selected species
References
Treponema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Treponema on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Treponema on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Treponema at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Treponema in the Genome Taxonomy Database
- “Treponema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
