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Syphilis

Electron Microscopy of Treponema Pallidum

Electron Microscopy of Treponema Pallidum

This electron micrograph shows Treponema pallidum on cultures of cotton-tail rabbit epithelium cells (Sf1Ep). It is the causative agent of syphilis.

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