Treponema lecithinolyticum
Appearance
Treponema lecithinolyticum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Treponemataceae |
Genus: | Treponema |
Species: | T. lecithinolyticum
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Binomial name | |
Treponema lecithinolyticum Wyss et al., 1999
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.