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ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2026

Whole-Genome Analysis of Treponema pallidum Subspecies endemicum among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan, 2020-2023.

Yuki Ohama, Kazuo Imai, Yuto Kotaka, Kenichi Lee, Ichiro Itoda, Shu-Ichi Nakayama, Makoto Ohnishi, Yukihiro Akeda

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Article in Emerging infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuki Ohama
Kazuo Imai
Yuto Kotaka
Kenichi Lee
Ichiro Itoda
Shu-Ichi Nakayama
Makoto Ohnishi
Yukihiro Akeda

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whole-genome sequencing of Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum strains from men who have sex with men in Japan revealed a genetically distinct lineage from other geographic regions circulating via sexual transmission. Strengthening global molecular epidemiologic surveillance is essential for clarifying epidemiologic trends, clinical characteristics, and transmission pathways of this subspecies.

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Genome, BacterialHomosexuality, MaleSyphilisTreponema pallidumHumansJapanMalePhylogenyTreponemaWhole Genome SequencingbacteriaJapanmen who have sex with mensexually transmitted infectionsSTDsSyphilisTreponema pallidumTreponema pallidum subsp. endemicumwhole-genome sequencing

Identifiers

PMID41987031
PMCPMC13094845

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