See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
treponema(medicine)
Treponema mucosum(medicine)
treponema pallidum(medicine)
Treponema pertenue(medicine)
Treponema hyodysenteriae(medicine)
Treponema genitalis(medicine)
Treponema denticola(medicine)
Treponema cuniculi(medicine)
Treponema carateum(medicine)

treponema (medicine)


Treponema
<bacteria> Genus of bacteria of the spirochaete family (Spirochaetaceae).

Treponema pallidum causes syphilis. Cells are corkscrew like, (6-15um long,0.1-0.2um wide), motile, anaerobic and with a peptidoglycan cell wall and a capsule of glycosaminoglycans similar to hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate in composition. Membrane has cardiolipin.