On the origin of the treponematoses: a phylogenetic approach.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Kristin N Harper (लेखक), Paolo S Ocampo (लेखक), Bret M Steiner (लेखक), Robert W George (लेखक), Michael S Silverman (लेखक), Shelly Bolotin (लेखक), Allan Pillay (लेखक), Nigel J Saunders (लेखक), George J Armelagos (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...