Spirochaetales

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]

Spirochaetales
A microscopic photograph of fluorescent-stained Spirochaeta americana
Scientific 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)

References
  1. Buchanan RE. (1917). "Studies in the Nomenclature and Classification of the Bacteria: II. The Primary Subdivisions of the Schizomycetes". J Bacteriol. 2: 155–164. doi:10.1128/jb.2.2.155-164.1917. 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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