Treponema pallidum 11qj Subtype May Correspond to a Treponema pallidum Subsp. Endemicum Strain

Philippe Alain Grange1, Lenka Mikalová, Cyril Gaudin

  • 1Institut Cochin U1016 Equipe Batteux Laboratoire de Dermatologie-CNR Syphilis Faculté de Médecine Université Sorbonne Paris Descartes Paris, FranceDepartment of Biology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno, Czech RepublicGenoscreen Lille, FranceDepartment of Biology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno, Czech RepublicCentre des MST Hôpital Saint-Louis AP-HP Paris, FranceInstitut Cochin U1016 Equipe Batteux Laboratoire de Dermatologie-CNR Syphilis Faculté de Médecine Université Sorbonne Paris Descartes Paris, FranceService de Bactériologie Groupe Hospitalier Paris Centre Cochin-Hôtel Dieu-Broca Paris, FranceDepartment of Biology Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno, Czech RepublicInstitut Cochin U1016 Equipe Batteux Laboratoire de Dermatologie-CNR Syphilis Faculté de Médecine Université Sorbonne Paris Descartes Paris, France E-mail: nicolas.dupin@cch.aphp.frService de Dermatologie-Vénéréologie Hôpital Cochin Pavillon Tarnier AP-HP Paris, France.

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