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Treponema vincentii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Treponemataceae
Genus:	Treponema
Species:	T. vincentii
Binomial name
Treponema vincentii (ex Brumpt 1922) Smibert 1984

Treponema vincentii is a species of Treponema. It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a spirochaete.

It was previously known as Borrelia vincentii (Blanchard, 1906).

References

1. "Treponema vincentii". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
2. "First Draft Approved Lists of Bacterial Names". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 26 (4). Microbiology Society: 597. 1976. doi:10.1099/00207713-26-4-563.

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