Treponema maltophilum

Treponema maltophilum is a species of Treponema.^[1] It is implicated as a pathogen in chronic periodontitis which can induce bone loss. This motile bacillus is a gram negative, facultative anaerobe and a spirochaete.^{[citation needed]}

Treponema maltophilum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Treponemataceae
Genus:	Treponema
Species:	T. maltophilum
Binomial name
Treponema maltophilum Wyss et al., 1996