Domain Bacteria Order Spirochaetales Genus Treponema | Phylum Spirochaetes Family Spirochaetaceae Rank Species | |
Similar Spirochaetaceae, Borrelia recurrentis, Leptospira interrogans, Borrelia duttonii, Streptobacillus moniliformis | ||
Treponema carateum is a species of spirochete bacteria in the genus Treponema.
It is the cause of pinta, a disease affecting exclusively the skin. Children living in tropical American countries are most at risk.
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