Spirochaetales

Spirochaetales
A microscopic photograph of fluorescent-stained Spirochaeta americana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Spirochaetales
Buchanan 1917[1] (Approved Lists 1980)[2]
Families
  • Borreliaceae Gupta et al. 2014
  • Sphaerochaetaceae Hördt et al. 2020
  • Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • "Termitinemataceae" Song et al. 2021
  • Treponemataceae Robinson 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

The Spirochaetales are an order of spirochete bacteria. Some species within this order are known to causes syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other illnesses.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Buchanan RE. (1917). "Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes". J Bacteriol. 2 (2): 155–164. doi:10.1128/jb.2.2.155-164.1917. PMC 378699. PMID 16558735.
  2. ↑ Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. (1980). "Approved lists of bacterial names". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 30: 225–420. doi:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.
  3. ↑ Karami, Ali; Sarshar, Meysam; Ranjbar, Reza; Zanjani, Rahim Sorouri (19 October 2014). "The Phylum Spirochaetaceae". The Prokaryotes. pp. 915–929. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_156. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.


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