Complete genome sequences of two strains of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue from Indonesia: Modular structure of several treponemal genes.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Michal Strouhal, Lenka Mikalová, Jan Haviernik, Sascha Knauf, Sylvia Bruisten, Gerda T Noordhoek, Jan Oppelt, Darina Čejková, David Šmajs
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Gauthier; Dalan
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006867; https://doaj.org/article/bea44b12a3844e27a2ac042eb93458e7

BACKGROUND:Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) is the causative agent of yaws, a multistage disease endemic in tropical regions in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America. To date, seven TPE strains have been completely sequenced and analyzed including five TPE strains of human origin (CDC-2,...