Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2023; 25(2):123-129
The species Treponema pallidum includes 4 subspecies. According to the bioinformatic analysis, the syphilis pathogen T. pallidum subsp. pallidum was probably separated from the causative agents of yaws, bejel, and pinta more than 800 years ago. Its …