Laboratories of The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York.
J Exp Med. 1912 May 1;15(5):466-9. doi: 10.1084/jem.15.5.466.
A strain of Spirochoeta refringens has been obtained in pure culture, and its morphological and cultural characteristics have been studied. The strain possessed no pathogenicity for rabbits or monkeys. It probably belongs to the genus Treponema, but it is easily differentiated from Treponema pallidum, Treponema microdentium, and Treponema macrodentium. Its relation to Spirochoeta balanitidis and Spirochoeta buccalis is still undetermined.
已获得一株纯培养的折光细螺旋体,并对其形态学和培养特性进行了研究。该菌株对兔和猴均无致病性。它可能属于密螺旋体属,但容易与苍白密螺旋体、微小密螺旋体和粗密螺旋体相区别。它与阴茎螺旋体和口腔螺旋体的关系尚不确定。