Minimal generation time

Value 30 hours
Organism Spirochete Treponema pallidum
Reference Baseman JB, Nichols JC, Mogerley S. Capacity of virulent Treponema pallidum (Nichols) for deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis. Infect Immun. 1979 Feb 23(2):392-7. p.395 table 2PubMed ID370016
Primary Source Willcox RR, Guthe T. Treponema pallidum. A bibliographical review of the morphology, culture and survival of T. pallidum and associated organisms. Bull World Health Organ. 1966 35:1-169. p. 36 left column paragraph before lastPubMed ID5335242
Method In vivo growth in rabbits
Entered by Ron Milo - Admin
ID 100293