Complete genome sequence and annotation of the Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum Chicago strain.

ABSTRACT: In syphilis research, the Nichols strain of Treponema pallidum, isolated in 1912, has been the most widely studied. Recently, important differences among T. pallidum strains emerged; therefore, we sequenced and annotated the Chicago strain genome to facilitate and encourage the use of this strain in studying the pathogenesis of syphilis.

SUBMITTER: Giacani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2863575 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature