Whole genome sequence of the Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum strain Iraq B: A subpopulation of b...
Whole genome sequence of the Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum strain Iraq B: A subpopulation of bejel treponemes contains full-length tprF and tprG genes similar to those present in T. p. subsp. pertenue strains
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN) is the causative agent of endemic syphilis (bejel). Until now, only a single TEN strain, Bosnia A, has been completely sequenced. The only other laboratory TEN strain available, Iraq B, was isolated in Iraq in 1951 by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this study, the com...
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Whole genome sequence of the Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum strain Iraq B: A subpopulation of bejel treponemes contains full-length tprF and tprG genes similar to those present in T. p. subsp. pertenue strains
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2385222356
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2385222356
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0230926
