Spirochaetaceae
Sign in to saveThe Spirochaetaceae are a family of spirochete bacteria. Some species within this family are known to have been causes for syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other illnesses.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumSpirochaetota
- ClassSpirochaetes(Class)
- OrderSpirochaetales
- FamilySpirochaetaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded70,231
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Research
18,870 papers- Syphilis: A Review.JAMA · 2025
- One Dose versus Three Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G in Early Syphilis.The New England journal of medicine · 2025
- Syphilis Pathogenesis: Host Immune Response vs Pathogen Immune Evasion.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2025
- Syphilis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
- Lyme borreliosis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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- Parent taxon
- Spirochaetales
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The Spirochaetaceae are a family of spirochete bacteria. Some species within this family are known to have been causes for syphilis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and other illnesses.
==Phylogeny== The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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