Investigating the Role of Pallilysin in the Dissemination of the Syphilis Spirochete Treponema pallidum

Syphilis is a global public health concern with 36.4 million cases worldwide and 11 million new infections per year. It is a chronic multistage disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum and is transmitted by sexual contact, direct contact with lesions or vertically from an infect...

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Main Author: Denchev, Yavor
Other Authors: Cameron, Caroline E.
Language:English
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Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5583