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T Pallidum  Is Shape Spiral Methods Visualize Bug? 

Treponema pallidum has a spiral shape and can be visualized using dark field microscopy or fluorescent antibody staining.

Treponema pallidum tiene forma espiral y puede visualizarse mediante microscopía de campo oscuro o tinción de anticuerpos fluorescentes.

Text T. Pallidum is what shape?
spiral

What (2) methods can be used to visualize this bug? 

Dark field microscopy
Fluorescent Antibody staining

Tags: microbiology

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