genus treponema

Noun
  1. Type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body;
    Parasitic in warm-blooded animals (synset 101385123)
    is a type of: bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria
    member holonym: treponema - spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)
    belongs to: family treponemataceae, treponemataceae - small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic

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