On the origin of the treponematoses: a phylogenetic approach.

• Main Authors: Kristin N Harper (Author), Paolo S Ocampo (Author), Bret M Steiner (Author), Robert W George (Author), Michael S Silverman (Author), Shelly Bolotin (Author), Allan Pillay (Author), Nigel J Saunders (Author), George J Armelagos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Since the first recorded epidemic of syphilis in 1495, controversy has surrounded the origins of the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and its relationship to the pathogens responsible for the other treponemal diseases: yaws, endemic syphilis, and pinta. Some researchers have a...