Reanalysis of Chinese Treponema pallidum samples: all Chinese samples cluster with SS14-like group of syphilis-causing treponemes

Abstract Objective Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA) is the causative agent of syphilis. Genetic analyses of TPA reference strains and human clinical isolates have revealed two genetically distinct groups of syphilis-causing treponemes, called Nichols-like and SS14-like groups. So far, no gen...

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Main Authors: Michal Strouhal, Jan Oppelt, Lenka Mikalová, Natasha Arora, Kay Nieselt, Fernando González-Candelas, David Šmajs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3106-7