Treponema  

What you should know:

Treponema is a Gram-negative Spirochaete. T. pallidum is the cause of syphilis. All spirochaetes have an axial filament which gives them a characteristic corkscrew appearance and helps them to move through viscous mucus.

Classification:

Domain Bacteria

    Phylum Spirochaetes

        Class Spirochaetes

Bergey's Manual Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes

Links

• http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/PEDHTML/PED040.html