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This photomicrograph of an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) stained specimen, used to detect the presence of fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) antigen, revealed a number of Treponema pallidum bacteria, glowing before the dark background. This type of blood test can detect the presence of antibodies produces by an infected patient by binding chemicals to the antibodies that fluoresce, or glow green under UV light.
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Creation Date: 1970
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