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Chapter 21, Problem 10MC
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Treponema is spiral shaped bacteria, which enter inside the host cell through mucous membrane of genitalia. Treponema pallidum pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis and are transmitted from infected individuals to healthy one through sexual transmission.
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Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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