Treponema carateum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Treponemataceae |
Genus: | Treponema |
Species: |
T. carateum
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Binomial name | |
Treponema carateum
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Treponema carateum is a species of spirochete bacteria in the genus Treponema.
It is the cause of pinta, a disease affecting exclusively the skin.[1] Children living in tropical American countries are most at risk.
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Spirochaetota |
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Chlamydiota |
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Bacteroidota |
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Fusobacteriota |
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Treponema carateum |
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