Treponema pertenue


Trep·o·ne·ma per·ten·ue

a bacterial species that causes yaws; patients with this disease give positive results in serologic screening tests for syphilis.

Trep·o·ne·ma per·ten·u·e

(trep'ō-nē'mă pĕr-ten'yū-ē) A bacterial species that causes yaws; patients with this disease give positive results in serologic screening tests for syphilis.

Treponema pertenue

A species that is the causative agent of yaws (frambesia).See also: Treponema