Treponema pallidum
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Treponema pallidum
Classification
Higher order taxa
Eubacteria; Spirochaetes; Spirochaetes; Spirochaetales; Spirochaetaceae; Treponema
Species
Treponema pallidum, T. pertenue, T. endemicum
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Description and significance
Genome structure
Cell structure and metabolism
Ecology
Describe any interactions with other organisms (included eukaryotes), contributions to the environment, effect on environment, etc.
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
Application to Biotechnology
Does this organism produce any useful compounds or enzymes? What are they and how are they used?
Current Research
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References
Rebecca E. LaFond and Sheila A. Lukehart "Biological Basis for Syphilis" Departments of Pathobiology, Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 2006 American Society for Microbiology
Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum str. Nichols (Project ID: 5) at US DOE Joint Genome Institute http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=genomeprj&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Overview&list_uids=5
Fraser CM,Norris SJ,Weinstock GM,White O, Sutton GG,Dodson R,Gwinn M,Hickey EK,Clayton R,Ketchum KA,Sodergren E,Hardham JM,McLeod MP,Salzberg S,Peterson J,Khalak H,Richardson D,Howell JK,Chidambaram M,Utterback T,McDonald L,Artiach P,Bowman C,Cotton MD,Fujii C,Garland S,Hatch B,Horst K, Roberts K,Sandusky M,Weidman J,Smith HO,Venter JC. "Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete" 1998 Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Greene SR, Stamm LV, Hardham JM, Young NR, Frye JG "Identification, sequences, and expression of Treponema pallidum chemotaxis genes" 1997 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Weinstock GM, Hardham JM, McLeod MP, Sodergren EJ, Norris SJ "The genome of Treponema pallidum: new light on the agent of syphilis" 1998 Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston
Edited by Jasmin Eshragh, student of Rachel Larsen at UCSD.
