Treponema

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) +‎ νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”). === Proper noun === Treponema n Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws: A taxonomic genus within the family Treponemataceae. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus in Treponemataceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Treponematales - order; Treponemataceae - family (genus in Spirochaetaceae): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetota – phylum; Spirochaetia – class; Spirochaetales – order; Spirochaetaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Treponema pallidum - selected species === References === Treponema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Treponema on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Treponema on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Treponema at National Center for Biotechnology Information Treponema in the Genome Taxonomy Database “Treponema”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.