Species "Treponema microdentium"

Name: "Treponema microdentium" Noguchi 1912

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.cro.den’ti.um. L. gen. masc. pl. n. dentium, of teeth; N.L. gen. masc. pl. n. microdentium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tre-po-NE-ma mi-kro-DEN-ti-um, neuter

Original publication: Noguchi H. CULTURAL STUDIES ON MOUTH SPIROCHAETAE (TREPONEMA MICRODENTIUM AND MACRODENTIUM). J Exp Med 1912; 15:81-89.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🧍 The distinct name Treponema macrodentium from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Parent taxon: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Noguchi H. CULTURAL STUDIES ON MOUTH SPIROCHAETAE (TREPONEMA MICRODENTIUM AND MACRODENTIUM). J Exp Med 1912; 15:81-89.

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Record number: 11782

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