treponema
noun
trep·o·ne·ma
ˌtre-pə-ˈnē-mə 
plural treponemata
ˌtre-pə-ˈnē-mə-tə
or treponemas
or treponemas
: any of a genus (Treponema) of spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws
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Her own research has led her to suspect that the treponema bacteria originated in the New World, manifesting as yaws and spread through skin-to-skin contact exposed by a warm climate.
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treponema
noun
trep·o·ne·ma
ˌtrep-ə-ˈnē-mə
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capitalized
: a genus of the family Spirochaetaceae comprising anaerobic spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include one (T. pallidum) causing syphilis and another (T. pertenue) causing yaws
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