Treponema lecithinolyticum explained

Treponema lecithinolyticum is a species of Treponema. It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe and a spirochaete.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Treponema lecithinolyticum sp. nov., a small saccharolytic spirochaete with phospholipase A and C activities associated with periodontal diseases.. 10555310 . 10.1099/00207713-49-4-1329 . 49 Pt 4. 4 . Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1329–39 . Wyss . C . Choi . BK . Schüpbach . P . Moter . A . Guggenheim . B . Göbel . UB. 1999 . free .

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