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Under a magnification of 1000X, and using the dark field visualization technique, this photomicrograph revealed the presence of a Treponema carateum bacterial spirochete, which exhibited the organism’s characteristic corkscrew shape. T. carateum is the cause for the disease known as pinta.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Georgia Keever
Creation Date: 1968
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