Treponema pallidum (syphilis)

Noreen A. Hynes, M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H.

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Treponema pallidum: a spirochete, it is the sole causative agent of syphilis.

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Treponema pallidum: a spirochete, it is the sole causative agent of syphilis.

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