Spirochetes

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Family:

• Spirochetaceae
• Leptospiraceae

Spirochetaceae:

GENUS

Treponema:
T.pallidum —> syphilis

Borrelia:
B.burgdorferi —> Lyme disease (borreliosis)
B.recurrentis —> Relapsing fever

Leptospiraceae:

GENUS

Leptospira
L.interrogans —> leptospirosis (Weil’s disease)