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Virulence and Adhesion of the Treponema pallidum Nichols Strain Simultaneously Decrease in a Continuous-Infection New Zealand White Rabbit Model
16 May 2023
Abstract excerpt
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by T. pallidum, and the T. pallidum Nichols strain is widely used with the New Zealand white rabbit model for evaluating drug and vaccine protection. However, changes in the virulence of T. pallidum during transmission are still unknown. Herein, we explored the virulence of T. pallidum in the rabbit model of continuous infection through phenotype observation and...
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