Biology:Treponema maltophilum
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Treponema maltophilum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Treponemataceae |
| Genus: | Treponema |
| Species: | T. maltophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Treponema maltophilum Wyss et al., 1996
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Treponema maltophilum 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 gram negative, facultative anaerobe and a spirochaete.[citation needed]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q23808004 entry
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