Syphilis Bacteria Study Yields Valuable Diagnostic Tool

Friday, June 13, 2008 - 15:14 in Biology & Nature

Variations in a gene within the family of bacteria that causes syphilis may hold clinical, epidemiological and evolutionary significance. Researchers have identified sequence variations in the acidic repeat protein gene that allow straightforward differentiation of venereal syphilis from non-venereal Treponema pallidum subspecies.

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