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Whole Genome Sequence of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum, Strain Mexico A, Suggests Recombination between Yaws and Syphilis Strains

BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA), the causative agent of syphilis, and Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE), the causative agent of yaws, are closely related spirochetes causing diseases with distinct clinical manifestations. The TPA Mexico A strain was isolated in 1953 from male...

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Autores principales: Pětrošová, Helena, Zobaníková, Marie, Čejková, Darina, Mikalová, Lenka, Pospíšilová, Petra, Strouhal, Michal, Chen, Lei, Qin, Xiang, Muzny, Donna M., Weinstock, George M., Šmajs, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3447947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001832