Which of the following statements concerning the causative agent of syphilis is TRUE?

A) It is a large helically coiled bacterium motile by means of endoflagella.
B) It is an intracellular parasite.
C) It is a non-motile comma-shaped bacterium.
D) It is a large bacillus with peritrichous flagella.
E) It is pleomorphic and motile by means of gliding motility.


A

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