Treponema

See also: treponema

Translingual

Treponema pallidum

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) +‎ νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”).

Proper noun

Treponema n

1. Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:
   1. A taxonomic genus within the family Treponemataceae.
   2. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Treponemataceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Treponematales - order; Treponemataceae - family
• (genus in Spirochaetaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Spirochaetales – order; Spirochaetaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Treponema pallidum - selected species

References

• Treponema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Treponema on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Treponema on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Treponema at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Treponema in the Genome Taxonomy Database
• “Treponema”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.