Finally, there’s a way to keep syphilis growing in the lab
Inspiration for the breakthrough came from the bacterium that causes Lyme disease
GROWTH SPURT Scientists have finally figured out how to culture curly syphilis-causing bacteria (shown, colorized) using rabbit epithelial cells and a special growth medium.
Roinujs/Wikimedia Commons; Source: David Cox/CDC
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