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Species "Treponema mucosum"
Name: "Treponema mucosum" Noguchi 1912
Etymology: mu.co’sum. L. neut. adj. mucosum, slimy
Pronunciation, gender: mu-KO-sum, neuter
Original publication:
Noguchi H. TREPONEMA MUCOSUM (NEW SPECIES), A MUCIN-PRODUCING SPIROCHAETA FROM PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS, GROWN IN PURE CULTURE. J Exp Med 1912; 16:194-198. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Noguchi H. TREPONEMA MUCOSUM (NEW SPECIES), A MUCIN-PRODUCING SPIROCHAETA FROM PYORRHEA ALVEOLARIS, GROWN IN PURE CULTURE. J Exp Med 1912; 16:194-198.
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Record number: 11783
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