Abstract
The oral treponeme bacterium Treponema sp. OMZ 838 was originally isolated from a human necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) lesion. Its taxonomic status remains uncertain. The complete genome sequence length was determined to be 2,708,067 bp, with a G+C content of 44.58%, and 2,236 predicted coding DNA sequences (CDS).
Highlights
Spirochete bacteria belonging to the genus Treponema are implicated in the etiology of various polymicrobial biofilm infections of the oral cavity
Treponemes are implicated in the etiology of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) [4]
This strain is unreported in the scientific literature, but the patient group has been previously described [7, 8]. It was originally deposited in the ATCC under the name “Treponema vincentii,” which has no official standing in taxonomy [2]
Summary
Spirochete bacteria belonging to the genus Treponema are implicated in the etiology of various polymicrobial biofilm infections of the oral cavity. Treponemes are implicated in the etiology of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) [4]. Related treponeme taxa play pathological roles in anaerobic polymicrobial tissuedestructive diseases in animals [5, 6].
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