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Ancient Bacterial Genomes Reveal a High Diversity of Treponema pallidum Strains in Early Modern Europe.
Current biology : CB - 5 Oct 2020
Majander Kerttu, Pfrengle Saskia, Kocher Arthur, Neukamm Judith, du Plessis Louis, Pla-Díaz Marta, Arora Natasha, Akgül Gülfirde, Salo Kati, Schats Rachel, Inskip Sarah, Oinonen Markku, Valk Heiki, Malve Martin, Kriiska Aivar, Onkamo Päivi, González-Candelas Fernando, Kühnert Denise, Krause Johannes, Schuenemann Verena J
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Syphilis is a globally re-emerging disease, which has marked European history with a devastating epidemic at the end of the 15th century. Together with non-venereal treponemal diseases, like bejel and yaws, which are found today in subtropical and tropical regions, it currently poses a substantial health threat worldwide. The origins and spread of treponemal diseases remain unresolved, including syphilis'...
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