ArticleNature microbiology2016
Origin of modern syphilis and emergence of a pandemic Treponema pallidum cluster.
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- Insights into Treponema pallidum genomics from modern and ancient genomes using a novel mapping strategy.BMC biology · 2025Article
- Decoding and Unravelling Mpox, Herpes, and Syphilis Infections: A State of Art Review.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025Review
- Clinical Presentation of Early Syphilis and Genomic Sequences of Treponema pallidum Strains in Patient Specimens and Isolates Obtained by Rabbit Inoculation.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Natasha AroraInstitute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Verena J SchuenemannInstitute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
Günter JägerCenter for Bioinformatics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Alexander PeltzerInstitute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
Alexander SeitzCenter for Bioinformatics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Alexander HerbigInstitute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
Michal StrouhalDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Linda GrillováDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Leonor Sánchez-BusóUnidad Mixta Infección y Salud Pública FISABIO/Universidad de Valencia; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health, 46020, Spain.
Denise KühnertInstitute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
Kirsten I BosInstitute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
Leyla Rivero DavisInstitute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Lenka MikalováDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Sylvia BruistenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Laboratory, GGD Amsterdam, 1018 WT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4897-4261
Peter KomerickiDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria.
Patrick FrenchThe Mortimer Market Centre CNWL, Camden Provider Services, London NW1 2PL, UK.
Paul R GrantDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Virology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London W1T 4EU, UK.
María A PandoInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (INBIRS), Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, 1121 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lucía Gallo VauletFacultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Microbiología Clínica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marcelo Rodríguez FermepinFacultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Microbiología Clínica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-4262
Antonio MartinezServicio de Dermatología, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain.
Arturo Centurion LaraDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
Lorenzo GiacaniDepartment of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-7274
Steven J NorrisDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas 77225, USA.
David ŠmajsDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
Philipp P BosshardDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Fernando González-CandelasUnidad Mixta Infección y Salud Pública FISABIO/Universidad de Valencia; CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health, 46020, Spain.
Kay NieseltCenter for Bioinformatics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Johannes KrauseInstitute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany.
Homayoun C BagheriInstitute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Abstract
The abrupt onslaught of the syphilis pandemic that started in the late fifteenth century established this devastating infectious disease as one of the most feared in human history
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Genetic VariationGenotypePandemicsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEvolution, MolecularGenome, BacterialGlobal HealthHumansMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNASyphilisTreponema pallidumAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinDNA, Bacterial
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