genus treponema

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   type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofTreponemataceae

Questions about genus treponema

What does genus treponema mean?

genus treponema means "type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals".

Is genus treponema a common word?

genus treponema is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.