Isolation of Treponema DNA from Necrophagous Flies in a Natural Ecosystem

Isolation of Treponema DNA from Necrophagous Flies in a Natural Ecosystem

Background: Recently, the World Health Organization launched a campaign to eradicate the tropical disease yaws, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue; however, for decades researchers have questioned whether flies act as a vector for the pathogen that could facilitate transmissi...

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Main Authors: Sascha Knauf, Jane Raphael, Oriol Mitjà, Inyasi A.V. Lejora, Idrissa S. Chuma, Emmanuel K. Batamuzi, Julius D. Keyyu, Robert Fyumagwa, Simone Lüert, Charmie Godornes, Hsi Liu, Christiane Schwarz, David Šmajs, Philippe Grange, Dietmar Zinner, Christian Roos, Sheila A. Lukehart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Treponema pallidum
Dipteria
Yaws
Nonhuman primates
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416303437

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