High prevalence and genetic diversity of Treponema paraluisleporidarum isolates in European lagomorphs

• Published in: Microbiology Spectrum
• Main Authors: Knauf Sascha, Hisgen Linda, Ågren Erik O., Barlow Alexander M, Faehndrich Marcus, Voigt Ulrich, Fischer Luisa, Grillová Linda, Hallmaier-Wacker Luisa K, Kik Marja J L, Klink Jana C, Křenová Jitka, Lavazza Antonio, Lüert Simone, Nováková Markéta, Čejková Darina, Pacioni Carlo, Trogu Tiziana, Šmajs David, Roos Christian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY 2023
• Subjects: Hare Mountain; mountain hare
• Online Access: https://is.muni.cz/publication/2355283; https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01774-23

The bacterium Treponema paraluisleporidarum causes syphilis in lagomorphs. In a set of 1,095 samples from four species—European brown hare, mountain hare, Corsican hare, and European rabbit—we tested for infection and genotyped the strains that infect wild lagomorphs. Samples originate from Sweden,...