Treponema pallidum is the organism that causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease. This organism moves around freely, making it well adapted to traveling within bodily fluids and being spread from host to host during intimate contact. It possesses a single chromosome and has relatively few genes. The overall shape of this single-celled organism is similar to a corkscrew, with many twists and turns along its length. Based on this information, Treponema is most likely what type of cell?
A) A prokaryotic spirillum
B) A flagellated eukaryote
C) A prokaryotic coccus
D) A prokaryotic bacillus
E) A ciliated eukaryote

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Treponema pallidum is a bacterium, which means it is a prokaryotic organism. Its corkscrew shape classifies it as a spirillum, a term used to describe spiral-shaped bacteria.

Treponema Pallidum Is the Organism That Causes Syphilis, a Sexually