Bacterium
treponema pallidum
Subclass of:
Treponema
Definitions related to treponema pallidum:
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A species of anaerobic, Gram indeterminate, spiral shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Spirochaetes. This species is motile, NADH oxidase positive, ferments glucose and is an obligate parasite. T. pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis and at least 3 other subspecies are also human pathogens.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Treponema pallidum.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species in the genus Treponema, the causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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