Mounds is a rural community, home to 1,339 people. 1  area. Rural. 2  weather. 92.9Âº. 3  Commuting method. 88.1 4 %. Commuting time. 27 min. to work.  top industries. Health Care 1  Services. airport. 24 miles.
Aldo Castellani isolated it soon after the discovery of T. pallidum in 1905. The genus Treponema has three species: pallidum, pertenue, and carateum. Treponema pallidum is probably the most famous of the group, being that it causes syphilis. The Treponema are helically coiled organisms having a corkscrew-like shape.ldo Castellani isolated it soon after the discovery of T. pallidum in 1905. The genus Treponema has three species: pallidum, pertenue, and carateum. Treponema pallidum is probably the most famous of the group, being that it causes syphilis. The Treponema are helically coiled organisms having a corkscrew-like shape.
Treponema denticola. Treponema denticola is a spirochete that has been implicated in the initiation and progression of periodontal disease. T. denticola appear as tightly coiled helixes that are 6-16 um in length and motile. This organism can live without oxygen within its host -- it is anaerobic.