Treponemataceae

Treponemataceae
Histopathology of Treponema pallidum spirochetes using a modified Steiner silver stain
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Treponemataceae
Robinson 1948[1] (Approved Lists 1980)[2]
Genera
  • Rectinema Koelschbach et al. 2017[3]
  • Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

The Treponemataceae are a family of spirochete bacteria.[4] The clade includes a number of significant pathogens, such as Treponema pallidum, the cause of human syphilis.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Robinson GH. (1948). "Family II. Treponemataceae Schaudinn". In Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP. (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (6th ed.). Baltimore, MD: The Williams and Wilkins Co. pp. 1051–1058.
  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. ↑ Koelschbach, Janina S.; Mouttaki, Housna; Pickl, Carolin; Heipieper, Hermann J.; Rachel, Reinhard; Lawson, Paul A.; Meckenstock, Rainer U. (2017). "Rectinema cohabitans gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped spirochaete isolated from an anaerobic naphthalene-degrading enrichment culture". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (5): 1288–1295. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001799. PMID 28100313.
  4. ↑ "Family: Treponemataceae". lpsn.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Medical Definition of TREPONEMATACEAE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Treponema - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.


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