Multi-locus sequence typing of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum present in clinical samples from France: Infecting treponemes are genetically diverse and belong to 18 allelic profiles.

Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the causative agent of sexually transmitted syphilis, detected in clinical samples from France, was subjected to molecular typing using the recently developed Multilocus Sequence Typing system. The samples (n = 133) used in this study were collected from 2010-2016...

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Main Authors: Petra Pospíšilová, Philippe Alain Grange, Linda Grillová, Lenka Mikalová, Pervenche Martinet, Michel Janier, Annie Vermersch, Nadjet Benhaddou, Pascal Del Giudice, Isabelle Alcaraz, François Truchetet, Nicolas Dupin, David Šmajs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6053231?pdf=render