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SpirocheteAka: Spirochaetaceae, Treponema, Borrelia

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  1. Organisms
    1. Treponema
      1. Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)
      2. Treponema pertenue (Yaws)
      3. Treponema carateum (pinta)
    2. Borrelia
      1. Borrelia recurrentis (Relapsing Fever)
      2. Borrelia Burgdorferi (Lyme Disease)
    3. Leptospira
      1. Leptospira interrogans: Weil's Disease, Leptospirosis

Borrelia (C0006033)

Definition (CSP)causes borreliosis in man; helical rod with 3-10 coarse uneven coils and bent or hooked ends; gram negative; unique motility by a flexing motion of the cell; transmited to man by the human louse or various species of ticks.
Definition (MSH)A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce RELAPSING FEVER in humans and other animals.
ConceptsBacterium (T007)
EnglishBorrelia, Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907, Genus Borrelia
Spanishgénero Borrelia, genero Borrelia
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Spirochaetaceae (C0037972)

Definition (MSH)A family of spiral bacteria of the order SPIROCHAETALES.
ConceptsBacterium (T007)
EnglishFamily Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907
Spanishfamilia Spirochaetaceae
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Treponema (C0040837)

Definition (CSP)genus of gram negative bacteria of the order Spriochaetales, many of which are pathogenic and parasitic for man.
Definition (MSH)A genus of microorganisms of the order SPIROCHAETALES, many of which are pathogenic and parasitic for man.
ConceptsBacterium (T007)
EnglishGenus Treponema, Microspironema, Treponema, Treponema Schaudinn 1905
Spanishgénero Treponema, genero Treponema
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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