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Treponema pallidum
Gram stain:
negative
Cell shape:
spirochete
Arrangement:
single
Oxygen requirements:
Motility:
Other:
Visible through darkfield or fluorescent microscopy
Habitat:
Water, animals
Pathogenicity:
Cause of syphilis
Transmission:
Sexually transmitted; non-sexual (chancre); can cross placenta
Treatment:
LINKS
Childhood Infections - Syphilis
Communicable Disease Fact Sheet
Disease Profile: Syphilis and Yaws
Ocular Syphilis
Syphilis.Net - Syphilis Treatment & Prevention
Wadsworth - Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum
