Treponema lecithinolyticum

Treponema lecithinolyticum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Treponemataceae
Genus:	Treponema
Species:	T. lecithinolyticum
Binomial name
	Treponema lecithinolyticum; Wyss et al., 1999

Treponema lecithinolyticum is a species of Treponema.[1] It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe and a spirochaete.[2]

References

"Treponema lecithinolyticum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
Wyss, C; Choi, BK; Schüpbach, P; Moter, A; Guggenheim, B; Göbel, UB (1999). "Treponema lecithinolyticum sp. nov., a small saccharolytic spirochaete with phospholipase A and C activities associated with periodontal diseases". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4 (4): 1329–39. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1329. PMID 10555310.

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[1] "Treponema lecithinolyticum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[2] Wyss, C; Choi, BK; Schüpbach, P; Moter, A; Guggenheim, B; Göbel, UB (1999). "Treponema lecithinolyticum sp. nov., a small saccharolytic spirochaete with phospholipase A and C activities associated with periodontal diseases". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4 (4): 1329–39. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1329. PMID 10555310.