Mounds is a rural community, home to 1,339 people. 1  area. Rural. 2  weather. 92.9Âº. 3  Commuting method. 88.1 4 %. Commuting time. 27 min. to work.  top industries. Health Care 1  Services. airport. 24 miles.
Aldo Castellani isolated it soon after the discovery of T. pallidum in 1905. The genus Treponema has three species: pallidum, pertenue, and carateum. Treponema pallidum is probably the most famous of the group, being that it causes syphilis. The Treponema are helically coiled organisms having a corkscrew-like shape.ldo Castellani isolated it soon after the discovery of T. pallidum in 1905. The genus Treponema has three species: pallidum, pertenue, and carateum. Treponema pallidum is probably the most famous of the group, being that it causes syphilis. The Treponema are helically coiled organisms having a corkscrew-like shape.
T. pallidum, subspecies pallidum, and infection with the other T. pallidum subspecies. NATURAL HISTORY OF TREPONEMA PALLIDUM INFECTION Individuals usually acquire Treponema pallidum infection upon contact with the infectious lesions of syphilis during sexual intercourse with an infected sex partner. A pregnant woman with T. pallidum infection may also transmit the infection to her fetus transplacentally.