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.

• Main Authors: Lenka Mikalová (Author), Michal Strouhal (Author), Jan Oppelt (Author), Philippe Alain Grange (Author), Michel Janier (Author), Nadjet Benhaddou (Author), Nicolas Dupin (Author), David Šmajs (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 isol...