On the Origin of the Treponematoses: A Phylogenetic Approach
For 500 years, controversy has raged around the origin of T. pallidum subsp. pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis. Did Christopher Columbus and his men introduce this pathogen into Renaissance Europe, after contracting it during their voyage to the New World? Or does syphilis have a much...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2008
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2217670/ |