Treponema spirochetes

Treponema spirochetes

Taxobox
color = lightgrey
name = "Treponema spirochetes"


image_width = 200px
regnum = Eubacteria
phylum = Spirochaetes
classis = Spirochaetes
ordo = Spirochaetales
familia = Treponemataceae
genus = "Treponema"
species = "T. spirochetes"
binomial = "Treponema spirochetes"
binomial_authority =

"Treponema spirochetes" is a species of helical bacteria known to be a cause of papillomatous digital dermatitis, a major cause of lameness in cattle. It is also closely related to "Treponema pallidum", the pathogen which causes syphilis in humans.

"T. spirochetes" is perhaps best known for its symbiotic relationship with the protist Mixotricha paradoxa. Over half a million bacteria line the outer membrane of "M. paradoxa", acting as surrogate cilia to provide locomotion to the protist while it steers with its natural flagella. "M. paradoxa" lives in the guts of termites where it aides in the digestion of cellulose.

ee also

*"Mixotricha paradoxa"


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