The past two decades have seen a worldwide resurgence in infections caused by
Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the syphilis spirochete. The well-recognized capacity …

Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp.
pallidum. Clinical manifestations separate the disease into stages; late stages of disease are …

Syphilis is a fascinating and perplexing infection, with protean clinical manifestations and
both diagnostic and management ambiguities. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the …

In spite of its immutable susceptibility to penicillin, Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) subsp.
pallidum continues to cause millions of cases of syphilis each year worldwide, resulting in …

The agents of human treponematoses include four closely related members of the genus
Treponema: three subspecies of Treponema pallidum plus Treponema carateum. T …

Syphilis has plagued mankind for centuries and is currently resurgent in the Western
hemisphere. Although there has been a significant reduction of tertiary disease and …

There is compelling evidence that treponemes are involved in the etiology of several chronic
diseases, including chronic periodontitis as well as other forms of periodontal disease …

Background Since the first recorded epidemic of syphilis in 1495, controversy has
surrounded the origins of the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and its …

POTRA (for polypeptide-transport-associated domain) is a novel domain identified in
proteins of the ShlB, Toc75, D15 and FtsQ/DivIB families. In most cases, the POTRA domain …

Omp85 is a protein found in Gram‐negative bacteria where it serves to integrate proteins
into the bacterial outer membrane. Members of the Omp85 family of proteins are defined by …