Directly Sequenced Genomes of Contemporary Strains of Syphilis Reveal Recombination-Driven Diversity in Genes Encoding Predicted Surface-Exposed Antigens

Directly Sequenced Genomes of Contemporary Strains of Syphilis Reveal Recombination-Driven Diversity in Genes Encoding Predicted Surface-Exposed Antigens

Syphilis, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA), remains an important public health problem with an increasing worldwide prevalence. Despite recent advances in in vitro cultivation, genetic variability of this pathogen during infection is poorly understood. Here, we present contemporary...

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Main Authors: Linda Grillová, Jan Oppelt, Lenka Mikalová, Markéta Nováková, Lorenzo Giacani, Anežka Niesnerová, Angel A. Noda, Ariel E. Mechaly, Petra Pospíšilová, Darina Čejková, Philippe A. Grange, Nicolas Dupin, Radim Strnadel, Marcus Chen, Ian Denham, Natasha Arora, Mathieu Picardeau, Christopher Weston, R. Allyn Forsyth, David Šmajs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
syphilis
direct whole genome sequencing
recombination-driven diversity
culture-independent bacterial enrichment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01691/full

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