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All of the following pathogenic bacteria fulfill Koch's postulates, except?

A
Treponema pallidum
B
Yersinia pestis
C
Bacillus anthracis
D
Helicobacter pylori
High-Yield Explanation
According to Koch's postulate: it must be possible to isolate a bacterium from the site of lesion and grow it in a cell-free culture medium. Pathogenic Treponemes do not grow in a cell-free aificial culture medium. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology; Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition; Pg no: 370

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