Treponema isoptericolens explained

Treponema isoptericolens is a spirochaete from the hindgut of the termite Incisitermes tabogae.^[1] Its cells are motile, helical in shape, 0.4–0.5 μm in diameter and generally 12–20 μm long; it is obligately anaerobic, with type strain SPIT5^T (=DSM 18056^T =JCM 13955^T).

Further reading

• Maier, Raina M., Ian L. Pepper, and Charles P. Gerba, eds. Environmental microbiology. Vol. 397. Academic press, 2009.
• Berlanga . Mercedes . 2010 . Pathogenic Treponema. Molecular and cellular biology . International Microbiology . 10 . 1. 72 .

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Treponema isoptericolens at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Droge. S.. Rachel. R.. Radek. R.. Konig. H.. Treponema isoptericolens sp. nov., a novel spirochaete from the hindgut of the termite Incisitermes tabogae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58. 5. 2008. 1079–1083. 1466-5026. 10.1099/ijs.0.64699-0. 18450692. free.