also: トレポネマ
noun
treponema; treponeme
A genus of spirochete bacteria; used in medical and biological contexts. The term refers to the organism itself, not a disease.
from Latin
梅毒はトレポネーマ・パリダムという細菌によって引き起こされる。
Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.