Spirochaetaceae
Spirochaetaceae | |
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Histopathology of Treponema pallidum spirochetes using a modified Steiner silver stain. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
Genera | |
The Spirochaetaceae are a family of spirochete bacteria. Some species within this family are known to causes syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other illnesses.[2]
References[]
- ^ Koelschbach, Janina S.; Mouttaki, Housna; Pickl, Carolin; Heipieper, Hermann J.; Rachel, Reinhard; Lawson, Paul A.; Meckenstock, Rainer U. (2017). "Rectinema cohabitans gen. nov., sp. nov., a rod-shaped spirochaete isolated from an anaerobic naphthalene-degrading enrichment culture". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (5): 1288–1295. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001799. PMID 28100313.
- ^ Karami, Ali; Sarshar, Meysam; Ranjbar, Reza; Zanjani, Rahim Sorouri (19 October 2014). The Phylum Spirochaetaceae. The Prokaryotes. pp. 915–929. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_156. ISBN 978-3-642-38953-5.
Categories:
- Spirochaetes
- Gram-negative bacteria
- Spirochaetes stubs