Treponema lecithinolyticum

Treponema lecithinolyticum is a species of Treponema. It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe and a spirochaete.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wyss, C; Choi, BK; Schüpbach, P; Moter, A; Guggenheim, B; Göbel, UB. "Treponema lecithinolyticum sp. nov., a small saccharolytic spirochaete with phospholipase A and C activities associated with periodontal diseases.". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4: 1329–39. PMID 10555310. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-4-1329.


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