Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

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)

Country:

France

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

1 minutes

Year:

1910

Director:

Jean Comandon

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Company:

Pathé Frères

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