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ORDER SPIROCHAETALES

Known as: Spirochete, Spirochetales, Spirochaetales 
An order of slender, flexuous, helically coiled bacteria, with one or more complete turns in the helix.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (5)

BacteriaClass SpirochaetesEubacteriumPhylum Spirochaetes

Narrower (5)

BorreliaLeptospiraSpirochaeta genusTreponema
Spirochaetales Infectionsaspects of radiation effectsphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Myeloid Differentiation Antigen 88 Deficiency Impairs Pathogen Clearance but Does Not Alter Inflammation in Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Mice
ABSTRACT The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi causes acute inflammation in mice that resolves with the development of pathogen… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Cutting Edge: CD1d Deficiency Impairs Murine Host Defense Against the Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi1
CD1 molecules can present microbial lipid Ag to T cells, suggesting that they participate in host defense against pathogens. In… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
DbpA, but Not OspA, Is Expressed by Borrelia burgdorferi during Spirochetemia and Is a Target for Protective Antibodies
ABSTRACT DbpA is a target for antibodies that protect mice against infection by cultured Borrelia burgdorferi. Infected mice… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Prevalence of periodontitis and suspected periodontal pathogens in families of adult periodontitis patients.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of periodontopathic microorganisms and periodontal destruction in… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The fate of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent for Lyme disease, in mouse macrophages. Destruction, survival, recovery.
The macrophage is a known reservoir for a number of infectious agents, and is therefore a likely candidate site for persistence… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Supragingival cleaning 3 times a week. The microbiological effects in moderately deep pockets.
It is generally believed that supragingival plaque control has little effect on the subgingival microflora of deep periodontal… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Demonstration of rare protein in the outer membrane of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum by freeze-fracture analysis
The surface of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (T. pallidum), the etiologic agent of syphilis, appears antigenically inert and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
A single recombinant plasmid expressing two major outer surface proteins of the Lyme disease spirochete.
A gene bank of DNA from the Lyme disease spirochete was constructed in the plasmid pBR322. Plasmid pTRH32, a recombinant that in… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Treatment of periodontal infections due to anaerobic bacteria with short-term treatment with metronidazole.
In the present report, five selected periodontal patients were treated for 1 week with metronidazole. Two of the patients had… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Nature of "Sex-ratio" Agent in Drosophila
Several lines of evidence implicate small spirochetes, presumably treponemata, as etiologic agents in the production of the… 
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