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Treponema pallidum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. It has often been called “the great imitator” because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases.
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View the organism: Treponema spirochete under the microscope (courtesy Wadsworth Center), a clear picture of Treponema (Medical Library Uni Utah), ... Syphilis: Treponema pallidum fact sheet (CDC) ... Treponema pallidum complete genome sequence at NCBI, Summary of the most important genome data (bioscience.org)
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Overview: Syphilis is a venereal disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum. It can also be acquired via exposure to infected blood. T pallidum is able to cross the placenta in pregnant women and result ... ... Three genera of spirochetes cause human infection: (1) Treponema,
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Treponema pallidum (bacterium), ...the rod-shaped Bordetella pertussis, which is the causative agent of whooping cough, ranging from 0.2 to 0.5 μm in diameter and 0.5 to 1 μm in length; ... systemic disease that is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
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Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. A number of laboratory test methods are used to aid in syphilis diagnosis. ... Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. T. pallidum is a helical (coiled) shaped rod known as a spirochete that measures approximately 0.18...
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Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease Syphilis. The gram-negative spirochete is an obligate human parasite. It ranges in length from 6-20 um, while its diameter ranges from 18-20 um.
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Bacteria Genomes - TREPONEMA PALLIDUM ... Treponema pallidum causes Syphilis ... Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis. Syphilis is characterised by multiple clinical stages and long periods of latent, asymptomatic infection. The primary infection is localised, but organisms rapidly disseminate and...
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Bacteria: Treponema pallidum ... Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis; except for congenital syphilis, sexual contact accounts for virtually all cases of the disease.
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