Reanalysis of Chinese Treponema pallidum samples: all Chinese samples cluster with SS14-like group of syphilis-causing treponemes

Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA) is the causative agent of syphilis. Genetic analyses of TPA reference strains and human clinical isolates have revealed two genetically distinct groups of syphilis-causing...

Source: BMC Research Notes - January 11, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Michal Strouhal, Jan Oppelt, Lenka Mikalov á, Natasha Arora, Kay Nieselt, Fernando González-Candelas and David Šmajs Tags: Research note Source Type: research