Treponema pallidum

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:antibioticResistance rare
gptkbp:antigenicVariation yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:yaws
bejel
pinta
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel gptkb:BSL-2
2
yes
gptkbp:cause syphilis
gptkbp:cellWallComponent lacks LPS
gptkbp:cultivatedIn not culturable in vitro
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Fritz_Schaudinn
gptkb:Erich_Hoffmann
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1905
gptkbp:DNAType circular chromosome
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Spirochaetaceae
gptkbp:flagella periplasmic
gptkbp:GCContent 52.8%
gptkbp:genomeSize ~1.14 Mb
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Treponema
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:human
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Treponema pallidum
gptkbp:incubationPeriod ~21 days
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:outerMembraneProteins few
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement microaerophilic
gptkbp:pathogenicTo high
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Spirochaetes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Treponema_denticola
gptkb:Treponema_phagedenis
gptkb:Treponema_vincentii
gptkbp:shape spirochete
gptkbp:stainedBy not visible by Gram stain
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Treponema_pallidum_carateum
gptkb:Treponema_pallidum_endemicum
gptkb:Treponema_pallidum_pallidum
gptkb:Treponema_pallidum_pertenue
gptkbp:transmission blood transfusion
sexual contact
vertical transmission
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:antibiotic
gptkbp:typeStrain gptkb:Nichols
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable no
gptkbp:visualizes dark-field microscopy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syphilis
gptkb:Friedrich_Schaudinn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5