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Treponema pallidum:
What does it cause? |
Syphilis
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Treponema:
Other than T.pallidum, where are the other species found? |
They are normal flora of the mouth. The can be involved in pathology.
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Treponema vincentii:
What can it cause? |
'Trench mouth' or Vincent's angina. Painful gingivitis.
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Borrelia recurrentis:
What does it cause? |
Recurrent fever.
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Borrelia burgdorferi:
What does it cause? |
Lyme disease.
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Leptospira:
What does it cause? |
Usually an animal pathogen but can cause leptospirosis in humans.
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Spirochetes:
1. How do they accomplish motility? 2. Outer envelope? |
1. Axial fibrils-contractile protiens produce spiral movement.
2. Outer protein or lipoprotein membrane |
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T.pallidum:
What diseases can it cause? |
Syphilis
Yaws-tropical disease. Fly/mosquito vector. Produces open ulcers. |
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T.carateum:
What does it cause? |
Similar to T.pallidum. Causes Pinta. Symptoms similar to secondary syphilis.
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T.vincentii:
What does it cause? Aerobic? |
Vincent's angina (trench mouth)
Obligate anaerobe |
