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Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: I...

Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: I...

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Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: Identical genome sequences in samples isolated more than 7 years apart

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Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: Identical genome sequences in samples isolated more than 7 years apart

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2017-09, Vol.11 (9), p.e0005894-e0005894

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) is the causative agent of yaws, a multi-stage disease, endemic in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America. To date, four TPE strains have been completely sequenced including three TPE strains of human origin (Samoa D, CDC-2, and Gauthier) and one TPE strain (Fribourg-Blanc) isolated from...

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Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Ghana, Africa: Identical genome sequences in samples isolated more than 7 years apart

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1951453399

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1951453399

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0005894

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