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Updated: 1/26/2022
  1. Spirochetes that inhabit body fluids and mucous membranes of humans & animals. 2) Gram negative cell wall 3) - obligate anaerobes or microaerophiles that inhabit mouth and genital tract. 4) Treponema pallidum - syphilis 5) Lacks critical enzymes of TCA cycle.
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The scientific name of Treponema pallidum is Treponema pallidum.


What color is treponema pallidum?

blue


Example of spirillum?

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Is a streptococci a bacteria?

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What is the infectious agent of syphilis?

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What is the size of treponema pertenue?

Yaws is caused by a bacterium called Treponema pertenue.It is related to the the bacteria that causes syphilis. The Treponema are helically coiled organisms having a corkscrew-like shape. They vary in length from 5 to 20 microns and have a thickness in the range of 0.1 to 0.2 micron.


What bacteria starts with the letter T?

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What is the shape of treponema pallidum?

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What is fta antibody?

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What is the disease or alternate names for treponema pallidum?

The disease caused by Treponema pallidum is called syphilis. Other alternate names for syphilis include the "Great Imitator" because it can mimic other conditions and the "French Disease" due to its spread during the European Renaissance.