Why Is the Gram-Negative Spirochete Treponema Pallidum Able to Evade

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why is the Gram-negative spirochete Treponema pallidum able to evade immune system detection? (Select all that apply)

• A) there are not very many antigenic proteins imbedded in the LPS of the outer membrane
• B) the single flagellum is hidden as an axial filament under the outer membrane of the cell wall
• C) immune system detection occurs only after an individual cell dies leaving the living progeny able to cause disease
• D) T. pallidum can hide inside living cells

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