treponeme

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English

Noun

treponeme (plural treponemes)

  1. Any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema
    • 1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are mistreated with penicillin.

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