Treponema

(trep″ŏ-nē′mă )

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[Gr. trepein, to turn + nēma, thread]
A genus of spirochetes of the family Spirochaetaceae. They are parasitic in humans and move by flexing, snapping, and bending.
SEE: bacteria for illus

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