Syphilis Bacterium (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Syphilis Bacterium

Caption

A watercolor-like illustration of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis.

Credit

Alice C. Gray

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