Fusobacterium polymorphum

Fusobacterium polymorphum is a bacterium that has been isolated from the gingival crevice in humans, and has been implicated in the immunopathology of periodontal disease. It has also been isolated in guinea pigs in research studies.^[1]

References

Treponema	Treponema pallidum Syphilis/bejel Yaws Treponema carateum (Pinta) Treponema denticola

Borrelia	Borrelia burgdorferi/Borrelia afzelii Lyme disease Erythema chronicum migrans Neuroborreliosis Borrelia recurrentis (Louse borne relapsing fever) Borrelia hermsii/Borrelia duttoni/Borrelia parkeri (Tick borne relapsing fever)

Leptospira	Leptospira interrogans (Leptospirosis)

Spirillum	Spirillum minus (Rat-bite fever/Sodoku)

Chlamydophila	Chlamydophila psittaci (Psittacosis) Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Chlamydia	Chlamydia trachomatis Chlamydia Lymphogranuloma venereum Trachoma

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