Treponema pallidum 11qj Subtype May Correspond to a Treponema pallidum Subsp Endemicum Strain
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Sexually transmitted diseases |
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| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | Treponema pallidum |
| Description | Unusual 11qj subtype from 1 isolate was identified in a population of syphilis patients in Paris.1 Later on, Mikalova et al.2 suggested that this 11qj subtype may belong to a Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) rather than a T. pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA) strain and was further commented by Lukehart and Giacani.3 Pathogenic treponemal strains (TPA, TPE, T. pallidum subsp. endemicum [TEN]) are morphologicaly similar, undistinguishable by serology and exhibit important gene identity. |
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