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Jean Comandon

Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

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RELEASE

1910-06-30

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LENGTH

1 min

Description

Jean Comandon, pioneer of microcinematography, recorded this time-lapse film in c. 1910, using a ultramicroscope. The film show living spiral shaped syphilis bacteria moving among red blood cells of frog. Notice the back-and-forth movement, characterizing the disease-causing form. (Wikipedia)

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