Bacterium
treponema
[ trep-uh-nee-muh ]
Subclass of:
Spirochaetaceae
Etymology:
Greek trepo = turn + nema = a thread
Definitions related to treponema:
  • A genus of Gram-negative, motile, helically coiled bacteria in the phylum Spirochaetes.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of microorganisms of the order SPIROCHAETALES, many of which are pathogenic and parasitic for man and animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Treponema genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of gram negative bacteria of the order Spriochaetales, many of which are pathogenic and parasitic for man.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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