Scanning Electron Micrograph of the Spirochete
Treponema pallidum
Image provided by Joyce Ayers.
Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Treponema pallidum
, the bacterium that causes syphilis, is an example of a spirochete.
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