Multiple choice

“Treponema is the most important genus among Spirochetes.”- How Treponema pallidum is cultivated?

  1. In laboratory

  2. In laboratory with special equipments

  3. In tissue cultures

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Treponema pallidum cannot be cultivated in laboratory. It can be developed in tissue cultures. Plain serologic screening tests like VDRL test (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test) or RPR (Rapid plasma Reagin test) are usually used for diagnosis of syphilis. Cardiolipin, a nontreponemal antigen is used for the test.

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