Treponema succinifaciens
| Treponema succinifaciens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Treponemataceae |
| Genus: | Treponema |
| Species: | T. succinifaciens
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| Binomial name | |
| Treponema succinifaciens Cwyk & Canale-Parola 1981
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Treponema succinifaciens is an anaerobic spirochete bacterium first discovered in the intestines of swine in 1981.[1] The helical cells of T. succinifaciens grow to 16 μm in length and often form chains of cells when cultured.[2] T. succinifaciens is gram-negative and non spore-forming.[2]
In humans
Treponema succinifaciens is found in the gut microbiome of some human populations, but is not found in humans living in urban areas. The bacterium has been found in many rural and traditional human populations such as foragers from the Congo, Bedouins, Amazonians, and Tuaregs.[3] This is likely due to increased antibiotic use in urban populations, as well as cross-contamination from animals in rural and traditional populations.[3]
Genome
The genome of T. succinifaciens is 2,897,425 base pairs in length. The bacterium contains 2,723 protein-coding as well as 63 RNA genes. It also contains 63 genes that are involved in motility.[2]
References
- ^ Cwyk WM, Canale-Parola E (September 1979). "Treponema succinifaciens sp. nov., an anaerobic spirochete from the swine intestine". Archives of Microbiology. 122 (3): 231–9. doi:10.1007/bf00411285. PMID 120726.
- ^ a b c Han C, Gronow S, Teshima H, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Lucas S, et al. (July 2011). "Complete genome sequence of Treponema succinifaciens type strain (6091)". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 4 (3): 361–70. doi:10.4056/sigs.1984594. PMC 3156407. PMID 21886863.
- ^ a b Angelakis E, Bachar D, Yasir M, Musso D, Djossou F, Gaborit B, et al. (January 2019). "Treponema species enrich the gut microbiota of traditional rural populations but are absent from urban individuals". New Microbes and New Infections. 27: 14–21. doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2018.10.009. PMC 6276622. PMID 30555706.