Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete: making a living as a stealth pathogen

Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 744 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.141 Authors: Justin D. Radolf, Ranjit K. Deka, Arvind Anand, David Šmajs, Michael V. Norgard & X. Frank Yang The past two decades have seen a worldwide resurgence in infections caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the syphilis spirochete. The well-recognized capacity of the syphilis spirochete for early dissemination and immune evasion has earned it the designation 'the stealth pathogen'. Despite the

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Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - October 9, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: Justin D. Radolf Ranjit K. Deka Arvind Anand David Šmajs Michael V. Norgard X. Frank Yang Tags: Review Source Type: research

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