Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) scheme for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue: Application to yaws in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea.

Yaws is a neglected tropical disease, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. The disease causes chronic lesions, primarily in young children living in remote villages in tropical climates. As part of a global yaws eradication campaign initiated by the World Health Organization, we sought to d...

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Main Authors: Charmie Godornes, Lorenzo Giacani, Alyssa E Barry, Oriol Mitja, Sheila A Lukehart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760108?pdf=render