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Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: Identical genome sequences in samples isolated more than 7 years apart

BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) is the causative agent of yaws, a multi-stage disease, endemic in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America. To date, four TPE strains have been completely sequenced including three TPE strains of human origin (Samoa D, CDC-2, a...

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Autores principales: Strouhal, Michal, Mikalová, Lenka, Havlíčková, Pavla, Tenti, Paolo, Čejková, Darina, Rychlík, Ivan, Bruisten, Sylvia, Šmajs, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5607219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28886021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005894