Sensibility of the hamster (Cricetus auratus) to the Treponema pertenue

In two experiments, 8 Hamsters inoculated with material from yaws lesions (Treponema pertenue), developed skin lesions considered specific by their clinical and histopathological aspects and by the presence of treponemae. These lesions appeared on the scrotumm, testicle, prepuce, anus, tail, muzzle,...

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Main Author: F. Nery-Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1955-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761955000100007