Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 30, 1910

Runtime

0h 1m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

Production Companies

Pathé Frères

Director

Jean Comandon

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)