Whole genome sequences of three Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue strains: yaws and syphilis treponemes differ in less than 0.2% of the genome sequence.

• Main Authors: Darina Cejková (Author), Marie Zobaníková (Author), Lei Chen (Author), Petra Pospíšilová (Author), Michal Strouhal (Author), Xiang Qin (Author), Lenka Mikalová (Author), Steven J Norris (Author), Donna M Muzny (Author), Richard A Gibbs (Author), Lucinda L Fulton (Author), Erica Sodergren (Author), George M Weinstock (Author), David Smajs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The yaws treponemes, Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE) strains, are closely related to syphilis causing strains of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA). Both yaws and syphilis are distinguished on the basis of epidemiological characteristics, clinical symptoms, and several genetic signatures...