Human Treponema pallidum 11q/j isolate belongs to subsp. endemicum but contains two loci with a sequence in TP0548 and TP0488 similar to subsp. pertenue and subsp. pallidum, respectively

BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN) is the causative agent of endemic syphilis (bejel). An unusual human TEN 11q/j isolate was obtained from a syphilis-like primary genital lesion from a patient that returned to France from Pakistan. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The TEN 11q/j is...

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Autores principales: Mikalová, Lenka, Strouhal, Michal, Oppelt, Jan, Grange, Philippe Alain, Janier, Michel, Benhaddou, Nadjet, Dupin, Nicolas, Šmajs, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28263990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005434

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