Fine analysis of genetic diversity of the tpr gene family among treponemal species, subspecies and strains.

• Main Authors: Arturo Centurion-Lara (Author), Lorenzo Giacani (Author), Charmie Godornes (Author), Barbara J Molini (Author), Tara Brinck Reid (Author), Sheila A Lukehart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pathogenic non-cultivable treponemes include three subspecies of Treponema pallidum (pallidum, pertenue, endemicum), T. carateum, T. paraluiscuniculi, and the unclassified Fribourg-Blanc treponeme (Simian isolate). These treponemes are morphologically indistinguishable and antigenically and gene...