We found 2 definitions of treponemataceae from 2 different sources.
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treponemataceae - small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic | ||
family Treponemataceae | ||
bacteria family a family of bacteria | ||
order spirochaetales, spirochaetales higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms | ||
genus treponema type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals | ||
genus borrelia small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals |