Historic Treponema pallidum genomes from Colonial Mexico retrieved from archaeological remains.
Treponema pallidum infections occur worldwide causing, among other diseases, syphilis and yaws. In particular sexually transmitted syphilis is regarded as a re-emerging infectious disease with millions of new infections annually. Here we present three historic T. pallidum genomes (two from T. pallid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013024?pdf=render |