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Human Treponema pallidum 11q/j isolate belongs to subsp. endemicum but contains two loci with a sequence in TP0548 and TP0488 similar to subsp. pertenue and subsp. pallidum, respectively.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Mikalová Lenka, Strouhal Michal, Oppelt Jan, Grange Philippe Alain, Janier Michel, Benhaddou Nadjet, Dupin Nicolas, Šmajs David
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BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN) is the causative agent of endemic syphilis (bejel). An unusual human TEN 11q/j isolate was obtained from a syphilis-like primary genital lesion from a patient that returned to France from Pakistan. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The TEN 11q/j isolate was characterized using nested PCR followed by Sanger sequencing and/or direct Illumina sequencing....
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