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Treponema vincentii

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Treponema vincentii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Treponemataceae
Genus: Treponema
Species:
T. vincentii
Binomial name
Treponema vincentii
(ex Brumpt 1922) Smibert 1984

Treponema vincentii is a species of Treponema.[1] It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a spirochaete.

It was previously known as Borrelia vincentii (Blanchard, 1906).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Treponema vincentii". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "First Draft Approved Lists of Bacterial Names". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 26 (4). Microbiology Society: 597. 1976. doi:10.1099/00207713-26-4-563.