Treponema carateum is a species of spirochete bacteria in the genus Treponema.
It is the cause of pinta, a disease affecting exclusively the skin.[1] Children living in tropical American countries are most at risk.
References
- ^ Antal GM, Lukehart SA, Meheus AZ (January 2002). "The endemic treponematoses". Microbes Infect. 4 (1): 83–94. doi:10.1016/S1286-4579(01)01513-1. PMID 11825779.
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