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Taxonomy: V4.3   |  16S rRNA RefSeq: V16.03   |  Genomic RefSeq: V11.03   |  Viruses: V1.2
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Treponema denticola (HMT-0584)

Bacteria;Spirochaetota;Spirochaetia;Spirochaetales;Treponemataceae;Treponema denticola

Taxon Description:
Classification:
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Treponemataceae
Genus: Treponema
Species:denticola
Bacterial Name: Treponema denticola
Naming Status: Named
Cultivation Status: Cultivated
Body Site (or Source):
  [View in Body Sites Table] 		Primary: Oral (Abundance: high)
Note: Periodontitis
Reason: Metagenomic mapping data, HMP (Torres-Morales et al. 2026)
Type/Reference Strain:
Former Names or Synonyms:
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Spirillum dentium
Spirochaeta ambigua
Spirochaeta comandonii
Spirochaeta dentium
Spirochaeta microdentium
Spirochaeta orthodonta
Spirochaete denticola
Spirochaete dentium
Spironema dentium
Treponema ambiguum
Treponema comandonii
Treponema dentium
Treponema dentium-stenogyratum
Treponema microdentium
Treponema orthodontum
16S rRNA RefSeq Tree: View Taxon in RefSeq Tree
16S rRNA Reference Sequences:
     RefSeq-ID(s)
HMT-584_16S002012 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002033 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002059 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002085 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002094 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002104 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002128 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002129 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002148 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002149 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002168 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002178 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002185 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002195 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S002207 Show Sequence
HMT-584_16S006162 Show Sequence

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Number of
Genome Sequences:		 28 Open Genomes in Table
Pangenome(s): No Pangenomes Available.
Microbial Ecology: Abundance/Prevalence
Proteomics:
NCBI Taxon ID: 158 [Link to NCBI]
LPSN.dsmz.de: https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/Treponema-denticola
PubMed Searches:
NCBI PubMed Link
NCBI (Entrez) Nucleotide Link
NCBI (Entrez) Protein Link
Phylogenetic Trees:
Genome Tree
Ribosomal Protein Tree
16S rRNA Gene Tree
References:
[1] Dewhirst FE, Tamer MA, Ericson RE, Lau CN, Levanos VA, Boches SK, Galvin JL, Paster BJ. The diversity of periodontal spirochetes by 16S rRNA analysis. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2000 Jun;15(3):196-202
[2] Hespell RB, Canale-Parola E. Amino acid and glucose fermentation by Treponema denticola. Arch Mikrobiol. 1971;78(3):234-51
[3] Chan EC, Siboo R, Keng T, Psarra N, Hurley R, Cheng SL, Iugovaz I. Treponema denticola (ex Brumpt 1925) sp. nov., nom. rev., and identification of new spirochete isolates from periodontal pockets. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1993 Apr;43(2):196-203
[4] Socransky SS, Haffajee AD, Cugini MA, Smith C, Kent RL Jr. Microbial complexes in subgingival plaque. J Clin Periodontol. 1998 Feb;25(2):134-44