Treponema pallidum
This spirochete causes syphilis. The pathogenesis is strange because although it is an obligate pathogen, it isn't intracellular and yet it causes granulomas called gummas.
posted by miss akay @ 9:10 AM
Friday, May 16, 2008
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I don't know what that means, but it's truly gross. :)
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