Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis)

Spirochoeta pallida (de la syphilis) 1910

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)

  • Released: 1910-06-30
  • Runtime: 1 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars:
  • Director: Jean Comandon