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Treponema pallidum is a motile spirochaete that is generally acquired by close sexual contact, entering the host via breaches in squamous or columnar epithelium. T. pallidum is causing Syphilis – a sexually transmitted infection. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis. Sample Material Scrapings of epithelial cells (urethral, cervical, vaginal) Tissue fluid from erosive and ulcerative lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. Detection Channels FAM (495 – 520 nm) for Internal Control (IC) ROX (575 – 602 nm) for Treponema pallidum DNA