Treponema vincentii is a species of Treponema.[1] It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a spirochaete.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Treponemataceae |
| Genus: | Treponema |
| Species: | T. vincentii
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| Binomial name | |
| Treponema vincentii (ex Brumpt 1922) Smibert 1984
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It was previously known as Borrelia vincentii (Blanchard, 1906).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Treponema vincentii". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "First Draft Approved Lists of Bacterial Names". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 26 (4). Microbiology Society: 597. 1976. doi:10.1099/00207713-26-4-563.
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