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Treponema Pallidum

Treponema pallidum, depicted in the image below, is detected using the “darkfield” microscopy technique. It is the agent responsible for causing Syphilis.

Treponema pallidum using dark field microscopy

Image courtesy of CDC/Renelle Woodall

 

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