| umls-concept:C0040840 | skos:definition | CSP: species in the genus Treponema, the causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws.,MSH: The causative agent of venereal and non-venereal syphilis as well as yaws.,NCI: A species of anaerobic, Gram indeterminate, spiral shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Spirochaetes. This species is motile, NADH oxidase positive, ferments glucose and is an obligate parasite. T. pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis and at least 3 other subspecies are also human pathogens.,NCI: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Treponema pallidum. | lld:umls |
