Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue: Ap...
Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue: Application to yaws in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Yaws is a neglected tropical disease, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. The disease causes chronic lesions, primarily in young children living in remote villages in tropical climates. As part of a global yaws eradication campaign initiated by the World Health Organization, we sought to develop and evaluate a molecular typing method to d...
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Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue: Application to yaws in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1988037363
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1988037363
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0006113
