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Treponema pallidum (spirochete)

Microbiology · Other bacteria

Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States, over 35,600 cases of syphilis were reported by health officials in 1999.
Electron micrograph of Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. In the United States,…

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Origin: Photo Credit: Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. David Cox · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · License Public domain

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