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2008

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Amin, M.; Magnusson, K.E.; Kapus, A.; Glogauer, M.; Ellen, R.P.; Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 2008, 65(5), 406-421. Treponema denticola Msp-deduced peptide conjugate, P34BSA, promotes RhoA-dependent actin stress fiber formation independent of its internalization by fibroblasts.

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Brinkman, M.B.; McGill, M.A.; Pettersson, J.; Rogers, A.; Matejková, P.; Smajs, D.; Weinstock, G.M.; Norris, S.J.; Palzkill, T.; Infect. Immun. 2008, 76(5), 1848-1857. A novel Treponema pallidum antigen, TP0136, is an outer membrane protein that binds human fibronectin.

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Cameron, C.E.; Kuroiwa, J.M.; Yamada, M.; Francescutti, T.; Chi, B.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; J. Bacteriol. 2008, 190(7), 2565-2571. Heterologous expression of the Treponema pallidum laminin-binding adhesin Tp0751 in the culturable spirochete Treponema phagedenis.

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Harper, K.N.; Ocampo, P.S.; Steiner, B.M.; George, R.W.; Silverman, M.S.; Bolotin, S.; Pillay, A.; Saunders, N.J.; Armelagos, G.J.; PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 2008, 2(1), e148. On the origin of the treponematoses: a phylogenetic approach.

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Lai, Y.; Chu, L.; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2008, 74(1), 73-79. Novel mechanism for conditional aerobic growth of the anaerobic bacterium Treponema denticola.

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Murphy, G.E.; Matson, E.G.; Leadbetter, J.R.; Berg, H.C.; Jensen, G.J.; Mol. Microbiol. 2008, 67(6), 1184-1195. Novel ultrastructures of Treponema primitia and their implications for motility.

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Titz, B.; Rajagopala, S.V.; Goll, J.; Häuser, R.; McKevitt, M.T.; Palzkill, T.; Uetz, P.; PLoS ONE 2008, 3(5), e2292. The binary protein interactome of Treponema pallidum - the syphilis spirochete.

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Wolgemuth, C.; Goldstein, S.F.; Charon, N.W.; Mol. Microbiol. 2008, 67(6), 1181-1183. Electron cryotomography reveals novel structures of a recently cultured termite gut spirochete.

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2007

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Amin, M.; Grove, D.A.; Kapus, A.; Glogauer, M.; Ellen, R.P.; Cell. Motil. Cytoskeleton 2007, 64(9), 662-674. An actin-stabilizing peptide conjugate deduced from the major outer sheath protein of the bacterium Treponema denticola.

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Bamford, C.V.; Fenno, J.C.; Jenkinson, H.F.; Dymock, D.; Infect. Immun. 2007, 75(9), 4364-4372. The chymotrypsin-like protease (CTLP) complex of Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 mediates fibrinogen adherence and degradation.

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Clark, D.T.; Soory, M.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2007, 22(5), 326-332. Steroid 5alpha-reductase activity of Treponema denticola.

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Desrosiers, D.C.; Sun, Y.C.; Zaidi, A.A.; Eggers, C.H.; Cox, D.L.; Radolf, J.D.; Mol. Microbiol. 2007, 65(1), 137-152. The general transition metal (Tro) and Zn(2+) (Znu) transporters in Treponema pallidum: analysis of metal specificities and expression profiles.

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Giacani, L.; Lukehart, S.; Centurion-Lara, A.; FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 2007, 51(2), 289-301. Length of guanosine homopolymeric repeats modulates promoter activity of subfamily II tpr genes of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum.

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Lee, H.R.; Choi, B.K.; Can. J. Microbiol. 2007, 53(10), 1185-1190. Identification of a fibronectin-binding protein of Treponema lecithinolyticum by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and ligand binding assay.

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Machius, M.; Brautigam, C.A.; Tomchick, D.R.; Ward, P.; Otwinowski, Z.; Blevins, J.S.; Deka, R.K.; Norgard, M.V.; J. Mol. Biol. 2007, 373(3), 681-694. Structural and Biochemical basis for polyamine binding to the Tp0655 lipoprotein of Treponema pallidum: putative role for Tp0655 (TpPotD) as a polyamine receptor.

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Magalhães, M.A.; Sun, C.X.; Glogauer, M.; Ellen, R.P.; Cell Microbiol. 2007, 10(2), 344-354. The major outer sheath protein of Treponema denticola selectively inhibits Rac1 activation in murine neutrophils.

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Ruby, J.; Rehani, K.; Martin, M.; Infect. Immun. 2007, 75(12), 5763-5768. Treponema denticola activates mitogen-activated protein kinase signal pathways through Toll-like receptor 2.

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Salazar, J.C.; Rathi, A.; Michael, N.L.; Radolf, J.D.; Jagodzinski, L.L.; Infect. Immun. 2007, 75(6), 2954-2958. Kinetics of Treponema pallidum dissemination into blood and tissues in experimental syphilis: assessment by real-time quantitative PCR.

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Strouhal, M.; Smajs, D.; Matejková, P.; Sodergren, E.; Amin, A.G.; Howell, J.K.; Norris, S.J.; Weinstock, G.M.; Infect Immun. 2007, 75(12), 5859-5866. Genome differences between Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum strain Nichols and T. paraluiscuniculi strain Cuniculi A.

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Tamai, R.; Asai, Y.; Kawabata, A.; Akisaka, T.; Ogawa, T.; Can. J. Microbiol. 2007, 53(11), 1232-1238. Possible requirement of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 for invasion of gingival epithelial cells by Treponema medium.

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Tsang, R.S.; Martin, I.E.; Lau, A.; Sawatzky, P.; FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 2007, 51(1), 118-124. Serological diagnosis of syphilis: comparison of the Trep-Chek IgG enzyme immunoassay with other screening and confirmatory tests.

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Wang, L.N.; Yang, L.; Zheng, H.Y.; Chin. Med. Sci. J. 2007, 22(4), 250-253. Clinical evaluation of four recombinant Treponema pallidum antigen-based rapid tests in the diagnosis of syphilis.

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2006

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Cullen, P.A.; Cameron, C.E.; Expert. Rev. Vaccines 2006, 5(1), 67-80. Progress towards an effective syphilis vaccine: the past, present and future.

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Lee, S.H.; Kim, K.K.; Rhyu, I.C.; Koh, S.; Lee, D.S.; Choi, B.K.; Microbiology 2006, 152(Pt. 2), 535-546. Phenol/water extract of Treponema socranskii subsp. socranskii as an antagonist of Toll-like receptor 4 signalling.

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Rao, V.R.; Ramanjeneyulu, R.; Rao, D.M.; Kumar, C.S.; Bioinformation 2006, 1(3), 81-82. Comparative modeling of class 1 lysyl tRNA synthetase from Treponema pallidum.

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Setubal, J.C.; Reis, M.; Matsunaga, J.; Haake, D.A.; Microbiology 2006, 152(Pt. 1), 113-121. Lipoprotein computational prediction in spirochaetal genomes.

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2005

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Adams, B.; Musiyenko, A.; Kumar, R.; Barik, S.; J. Biol. Chem. 2005, 280(26), 24308-24314. A novel class of dual-family immunophilins.

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Baughn, R.E.; Musher, D.M.; Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2005, 18(1), 205-216. Secondary syphilitic lesions.

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Bian, X.L.; Wang, H.T.; Ning, Y.; Lee, S.Y.; Fenno, J.C.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(2), 1252-1255. Mutagenesis of a novel gene in the prcA-prtP protease locus affects expression of Treponema denticola membrane complexes.

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Blanco, D.R.; Champion, C.I.; Dooley, A.; Cox, D.L.; Whitelegge, J.P.; Faull, K.; Lovett, M.A.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(5), 3083-3095. A monoclonal antibody that conveys in vitro killing and partial protection in experimental syphilis binds a phosphorylcholine surface epitope of Treponema pallidum.

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Cameron, C.E.; Brouwer, N.L.; Tisch, L.M.; Kuroiwa, J.M.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(11), 7485-7494. Defining the interaction of the Treponema pallidum adhesin Tp0751 with laminin.

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Edwards, A.M.; Jenkinson, H.F.; Woodward, M.J.; Dymock, D.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(5), 2891-2898. Binding properties and adhesion-mediating regions of the major sheath protein of Treponema denticola ATCC 35405.

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Fukamachi, H.; Nakano, Y.; Okano, S.; Shibata, Y.; Abiko, Y.; Yamashita, Y.; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2005, 331(1), 127-131. High production of methyl mercaptan by l-methionine-alpha-deamino-gamma-mercaptomethane lyase from Treponema denticola.

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Giacani, L.; Sambri, V.; Marangoni, A.; Cavrini, F.; Storni, E.; Donati, M.; Corona, S.; Lanzarini, P.; Cevenini, R.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(6), 3817-3822. Immunological evaluation and cellular location analysis of the TprI antigen of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum.

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Gonzalez, C.F.; Stonestrom, A.J.; Lorca, G.L.; Saier, M.H.; Biochemistry 2005, 44(2), 598-608. Biochemical characterization of phosphoryl transfer involving HPr of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransferase system in Treponema denticola, an organism that lacks PTS permeases.

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Kohl, P.K.; Winzer, I.; Hautarzt 2005, 56(2), 112-115. The 100 years since discovery of Spirochaeta pallida.

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Lee, S.H.; Kim, K.K.; Choi, B.K.; Infect. Immun. 2005, 73(1), 268-276. Upregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and proinflammatory cytokines by the major surface proteins of Treponema maltophilum and Treponema lecithinolyticum, the phylogenetic group IV oral spirochetes associated with periodontitis and endodontic infections.

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Nordhoff, M.; Taras, D.; Macha, M.; Tedin, K.; Busse, H.J.; Wieler, L.H.; Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2005, 55(Pt. 4), 1675-1680. Treponema berlinense sp. nov. and Treponema porcinum sp. nov., novel spirochaetes isolated from porcine faeces.

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Nordhoff, M.; Wieler, L.H.; Berl. Münch. Tierärztl. Wochenschr. 2005, 118(1-2), 24-36. Significance and distribution of treponemes in animals.

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Ogata, H.; Claverie, J.M.; Nucleic Acids Res. 2005, 33(Database Issue), D321-D324. Metagrowth: a new resource for the building of metabolic hypotheses in microbiology.

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Sakamoto, M.; Umeda, M.; Benno, Y.; J. Periodontal Res. 2005, 40(3), 277-285. Molecular analysis of human oral microbiota.

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Sim, J.H.; Shi, W.; Lux, R.; Microbiology 2005, 151(Pt. 6), 1801-1807. Protein-protein interactions in the chemotaxis signalling pathway of Treponema denticola.

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Smajs, D.; McKevitt, M.; Howell, J.K.; Norris, S.J.; Cai, W.W.; Palzkill, T.; Weinstock, G.M.; J. Bacteriol. 2005, 187(5), 1866-1874. Transcriptome of Treponema pallidum: gene expression profile during experimental rabbit infection.

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Waugh, M.; Int. J. STD AIDS 2005, 16(9), 594-595. The centenary of Treponema pallidum: on the discovery of Spirochaeta pallida.

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Yoshida, A.; Nagashima, S.; Ansai, T.; Tachibana, M.; Kato, H.; Watari, H.; Notomi, T.; Takehara, T.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005, 43(5), 2418-2424. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid detection of the periodontopathic bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola.

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2004

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Amin, M.; Ho, A.C.; Lin, J.Y.; Batista da Silva, A.P.; Glogauer, M.; Ellen, R.P.; Infect. Immun. 2004, 72(6), 3650-3654. Induction of de novo subcortical actin filament assembly by Treponema denticola major outer sheath protein.

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Auchere, F.; Sikkink, R.; Cordas, C.; Raleiras, P.; Tavares, P.; Moura, I.; Moura, J.J.; J. Biol. Inorg. Chem. 2004, 9(7), 839-849. Overexpression and purification of Treponema pallidum rubredoxin; kinetic evidence for a superoxide-mediated electron transfer with the superoxide reductase neelaredoxin.

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Batista da Silva, A.P.; Lee, W.; Bajenova, E.; McCulloch, C.A.; Ellen, R.P.; Cell Microbiol. 2004, 6(5), 485-498. The major outer sheath protein of Treponema denticola inhibits the binding step of collagen phagocytosis in fibroblasts.

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Berman, S.M.; Bull. World Health Organ. 2004, 82(6), 433-438. Maternal syphilis: pathophysiology and treatment.

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Brissette, C.A.; Simonson, L.G.; Lukehart, S.A.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2004, 19(6), 403-407. Resistance to human beta-defensins is common among oral treponemes.

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Cameron, C.E.; Brown, E.L.; Kuroiwa, J.M.; Schnapp, L.M.; Brouwer, N.L.; J. Bacteriol. 2004, 186(20), 7019-7022. Treponema pallidum fibronectin-binding proteins.

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Cellini, B.; Bertoldi, M.; Paiardini, A.; D'Aguanno, S.; Voltattorni, C.B.; J. Biol. Chem. 2004, 279(35), 36898-36905. Site-directed mutagenesis provides insight into racemization and transamination of alanine catalyzed by Treponema denticola cystalysin.

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Centurion-Lara, A.; LaFond, R.E.; Hevner, K.; Godornes, C.; Molini, B.J.; Van Voorhis, W.C.; Lukehart, S.A.; Mol. Microbiol. 2004, 52(6), 1579-1596. Gene conversion: a mechanism for generation of heterogeneity in the tprK gene of Treponema pallidum during infection.

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Cha, J.Y.; Ishiwata, A.; Mobashery, S.; J. Biol. Chem. 2004, 279(15), 14917-14921. A novel beta-lactamase activity from a penicillin-binding protein of Treponema pallidum and why syphilis is still treatable with penicillin.

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Chauhan, S.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Plasmid 2004, 51(1), 61-65. Sequence analysis of plasmid pTS1 isolated from oral spirochetes.

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Coleman, N.; Tetu, S.; Wilson, N.; Holmes, A.; Microbiology 2004, 150(Pt. 11), 3524-3526. An unusual integron in Treponema denticola.

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Correia, F.F.; Plummer, A.R.; Paster, B.J.; Dewhirst, F.E.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2004, 19(2), 129-131. Genome size of human oral Treponema species by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

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Deka, R.K.; Goldberg, M.S.; Hagman, K.E.; Norgard, M.V.; J. Bacteriol. 2004, 186(8), 2303-2308. The Tp38 (TpMglB-2) lipoprotein binds glucose in a manner consistent with receptor function in Treponema pallidum.

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Deka, R.K.; Neil, L.; Hagman, K.E.; Machius, M.; Tomchick, D.R.; Brautigam, C.A.; Norgard, M.V.; J. Biol. Chem. 2004, 279(53), 55644-55650. Structural evidence that the 32-kilodalton lipoprotein (Tp32) of Treponema pallidum is an L-methionine-binding protein.

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Duburcq, X.; Olivier, C.; Malingue, F.; Desmet, R.; Bouzidi, A.; Zhou, F.; Auriault, C.; Gras-Masse, H.; Melnyk, O.; Bioconjug. Chem. 2004, 15(2), 307-316. Peptide-protein microarrays for the simultaneous detection of pathogen infections.

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Gabrielsen, M.; Rohdich, F.; Eisenreich, W.; Grawert, T.; Hecht, S.; Bacher, A.; Hunter, W.N.; Eur. J. Biochem. 2004, 271(14), 3028-3035. Biosynthesis of isoprenoids.

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Garbom, S.; Forsberg, A.; Wolf-Watz, H.; Kihlberg, B.M.; Infect. Immun. 2004, 72(3), 1333-1340. Identification of novel virulence-associated genes via genome analysis of hypothetical genes.

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Giacani, L.; Sun, E.S.; Hevner, K.; Molini, B.J.; Van Voorhis, W.C.; Lukehart, S.A.; Centurion-Lara, A.; Infect. Immun. 2004, 72(11), 6561-6576. Tpr homologs in Treponema paraluiscuniculi Cuniculi A strain.

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Graber, J.R.; Breznak, J.A.; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004, 70(3), 1307-1314. Physiology and nutrition of Treponema primitia, an H2/CO2-acetogenic spirochete from termite hindguts.

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Graber, J.R.; Leadbetter, J.R.; Breznak, J.A.; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2004, 70(3), 1315-1320. Description of Treponema azotonutricium sp. nov. and Treponema primitia sp. nov., the first spirochetes isolated from termite guts.

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Hoang, M.P.; High, W.A.; Molberg, K.H.; J. Cutan. Pathol. 2004, 31(9), 595-599. Secondary syphilis: a histologic and immunohistochemical evaluation.

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Ikegami, A.; Honma, K.; Sharma, A.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Infect. Immun. 2004, 72(8), 4619-4627. Multiple functions of the leucine-rich repeat protein LrrA of Treponema denticola.

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Ishihara, K.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Okuda, K.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2004, 232(2), 181-188. A 43-kDa protein of Treponema denticola is essential for dentilisin activity.

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Izard, J.; McEwen, B.F.; Barnard, R.M.; Portuese, T.; Samsonoff, W.A.; Limberger, R.J.; Mol. Microbiol. 2004, 51(3), 609-618. Tomographic reconstruction of treponemal cytoplasmic filaments reveals novel bridging and anchoring components.

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Kent, C.; Gee, P.; Lee, S.Y.; Bian, X.; Fenno, J.C.; Mol. Microbiol. 2004, 51(2), 471-481. A CDP-choline pathway for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in Treponema denticola.

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Lee, S.Y.; Fenno, J.C.; Curr. Microbiol. 2004, 48(5), 379-382. Expression of Treponema denticola oligopeptidase B in Escherichia coli.

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Lee, W.; Pankoski, L.; Zekavat, A.; Shenker, B.J.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2004, 19(3), 144-149. Treponema denticola immunoinhibitory protein induces irreversible G1 arrest in activated human lymphocytes.

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Michel, H.; Wilske, B.; Hettche, G.; Gottner, G.; Heimerl, C.; Reischl, U.; Schulte-Spechtel, U.; Fingerle, V.; Med. Microbiol. Immunol. (Berl.) 2004, 193(4), 219-226. An ospA-polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism-based method for sensitive detection and reliable differentiation of all European Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species and OspA types.

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Pal, S.; Mak, S.; Weinstock, G.M.; Methods Mol. Biol. 2004, 255, 57-68. Preparation of BAC libraries from bacterial genomes by in vitro packaging.

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Peeling, R.W.; Mabey, D.C.; Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 2004, 2(6), 448-449. Syphilis.

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Piknova, M.; Pristas, P.; Javorsky, P.; Kasperowic, A.; Michalowski, T.; Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 2004, 38(4), 311-314. GATC-specific restriction and modification systems in treponemes.

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Sato, N.S.; Suzuki, T.; Ueda, T.; Watanabe, K.; Hirata, R.D.; Hirata, M.H.; Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res. 2004, 37(7), 949-955. Recombinant antigen-based immuno-slot blot method for serodiagnosis of Syphilis.

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Schofer, H.; Hautarzt 2004, 55(1), 112-119. Syphilis. Clinical aspects of Treponema pallidum infection.

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Seshadri, R.; Myers, G.S.; Tettelin, H.; Eisen, J.A.; Heidelberg, J.F.; Dodson, R.J.; Davidsen, T.M.; DeBoy, R.T.; Fouts, D.E.; Haft, D.H.; Selengut, J.; Ren, Q.; Brinkac, L.M.; Madupu, R.; Kolonay, J.; Durkin, S.A.; Daugherty, S.C.; Shetty, J.; Shvartsbeyn, A.; Gebregeorgis, E.; Geer, K.; Tsegaye, G.; Malek, J.; Ayodeji, B.; Shatsman, S.; McLeod, M.P.; Smajs, D.; Howell, J.K.; Pal, S.; Amin, A.; Vashisth, P.; McNeill, T.Z.; Xiang, Q.; Sodergren, E.; Baca, E.; Weinstock, G.M.; Norris, S.J.; Fraser, C.M.; Paulsen, I.T.; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2004, 101(15), 5646-5651. Comparison of the genome of the oral pathogen Treponema denticola with other spirochete genomes.

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Shin, J.L.; Chung, K.Y.; Kang, J.M.; Lee, T.H.; Lee, M.G.; Yonsei Med. J. 2004, 45(3), 515-522. The effects of Treponema pallidum on human dendritic cells.

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Siqueira, J.F.; Rocas, I.N.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2004, 19(5), 336-339. Treponema species associated with abscesses of endodontic origin.

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Slivienski-Gebhardt, L.L.; Izard, J.; Samsonoff, W.A.; Limberger, R.J.; Infect. Immun. 2004, 72(9), 5493-5497. Development of a novel chloramphenicol resistance expression plasmid used for genetic complementation of a fliG deletion mutant in Treponema denticola.

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Smajs, D.; Norris, S.J.; Weinstock, G.M.; Methods Mol. Biol. 2004, 255, 47-56. Construction of small genome BAC library for functional and genomic applications.

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Sun, E.S.; Molini, B.J.; Barrett, L.K.; Centurion-Lara, A.; Lukehart, S.A.; Van Voorhis, W.C.; Microbes Infect. 2004, 6(8), 725-737. Subfamily I Treponema pallidum repeat protein family: sequence variation and immunity.

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Vesey, P.M.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Microbiology 2004, 150(Pt. 7), 2401-2407. Genetic analysis of Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 biofilm formation.

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Wenhai, L.; Jianzhong, Z.; Cao, Y.; Dermatology 2004, 208(2), 94-97. Detection of Treponema pallidum in skin lesions of secondary syphilis and characterization of the inflammatory infiltrate.

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Wyss, C.; Moter, A.; Choi, B.K.; Dewhirst, F.E.; Xue, Y.; Schupbach, P.; Gobel, U.B.; Paster, B.J.; Guggenheim, B.; Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2004, 54(Pt. 4), 1117-1122. Treponema putidum sp. nov., a medium-sized proteolytic spirochaete isolated from lesions of human periodontitis and acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

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Yoshida, A.; Kawada, M.; Suzuki, N.; Nakano, Y.; Oho, T.; Saito, T.; Yamashita, Y.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2004, 19(3), 196-200. TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the correlation of Treponema denticola numbers with the severity of periodontal disease.

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2003

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Anantharaman, V.; Aravind, L.; BMC Genomics 2003, 4(1), 34. Application of comparative genomics in the identification and analysis of novel families of membrane-associated receptors in bacteria.

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Asai, Y.; Hashimoto, M.; Ogawa, T.; Eur. J. Immunol. 2003, 33(11), 3196-3204. Treponemal glycoconjugate inhibits Toll-like receptor ligand-induced cell activation by blocking LPS-binding protein and CD14 functions.

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Asai, Y.; Jinno, T.; Ogawa, T.; Infect. Immun. 2003, 71(2), 717-725. Oral treponemes and their outer membrane extracts activate human gingival epithelial cells through toll-like receptor 2.

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Bertoldi, M.; Cellini, B.; D'Aguanno, S.; Borri Voltattorni, C.; J. Biol. Chem. 2003, 278(39), 37336-37343. Lysine 238 is an essential residue for alpha,beta-elimination catalyzed by Treponema denticola cystalysin.

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Bertoldi, M.; Cellini, B.; Paiardini, A.; Di Salvo, M.; Borri Voltattorni, C.; Biochem. J. 2003, 371(Pt. 2), 473-483. Treponema denticola cystalysin exhibits significant alanine racemase activity accompanied by transamination: mechanistic implications.

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Cameron, C.E.; Infect. Immun. 2003, 71(5), 2525-2533. Identification of a Treponema pallidum laminin-binding protein.

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Cellini, B.; Bertoldi, M.; Borri Voltattorni, C.; FEBS Lett. 2003, 554(3), 306-310. Treponema denticola cystalysin catalyzes beta-desulfination of L-cysteine sulfinic acid and beta-decarboxylation of L-aspartate and oxalacetate.

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Chi, B.; Qi, M.; Kuramitsu, H.; Res. Microbiol. 2003, 154(9), 637-643. Role of dentilisin in Treponema denticola epithelial cell layer penetration.

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Chu, L.; Xu, X.; Dong, Z.; Cappelli, D.; Ebersole, J.L.; Infect. Immun. 2003, 71(1), 335-342. Role for recombinant gamma-glutamyltransferase from Treponema denticola in glutathione metabolism.

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Correia, F.F.; Plummer, A.R.; Ellen, R.P.; Wyss, C.; Boches, S.K.; Galvin, J.L.; Paster, B.J.; Dewhirst, F.E.; J. Bacteriol. 2003, 185(23), 6860-6869. Two paralogous families of a two-gene subtilisin operon are widely distributed in oral treponemes.

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Guegan, R.; Camadro, J.M.; Saint Girons, I.; Picardeau, M.; Mol. Microbiol. 2003, 49(3), 745-754. Leptospira spp. possess a complete haem biosynthetic pathway and are able to use exogenous haem sources.

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Palmer, H.M.;Higgins, S.P.; Herring, A.J.; Kingston, M.A.; Sex. Transm. Infect. 2003, 79(6), 479-483. Use of PCR in the diagnosis of early syphilis in the United Kingdom.

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Sato, N.S.; de Melo, C.S.; Zerbini, L.C.; Silveira, E.P.; Fagundes, L.J.; Ueda, M.; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo 2003, 45(6), 319-322. Assessment of the rapid test based on an immunochromatography technique for detecting anti-Treponema pallidum antibodies.

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Siqueira, J.F.; Rocas, I.N.; Arch. Oral. Biol. 2003, 48(7), 495-502. PCR-based identification of Treponema maltophilum, T. amylovorum, T. medium, and T. lecithinolyticum in primary root canal infections.

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Trott, D.J.; Moeller, M.R.; Zuerner, R.L.; Goff, J.P.; Waters, W.R.; Alt, D.P.; Walker, R.L.; Wannemuehler, M.J.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003, 41(6), 2522-2529. Characterization of Treponema phagedenis-like spirochetes isolated from papillomatous digital dermatitis lesions in dairy cattle.

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Walker, S.G.; Ryan, M.E.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2003, 226(2), 385-390. Cloning and expression of a pectate lyase from the oral spirochete Treponema pectinovorum ATCC 33768.

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Berthomieu, C.; Dupeyrat, F.; Fontecave, M.; Vermeglio, A.; Niviere, V.; Biochemistry 2002, 41(32), 10360-10368. Redox-dependent structural changes in the superoxide reductase from Desulfoarculus baarsii and Treponema pallidum: a FTIR study.

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Bertoldi, M.; Cellini, B.; Clausen, T.; Voltattorni, C.B.; Biochemistry 2002, 41(29), 9153-9164. Spectroscopic and kinetic analyses reveal the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate binding mode and the catalytic features of Treponema denticola cystalysin.

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Brissette, C.A.; Lukehart, S.A.; Infect. Immun. 2002, 70(7), 3982-3984. Treponema denticola is resistant to human beta-defensins.

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Charon, N.W.; Goldstein, S.F.; Annu. Rev. Genet. 2002, 36, 47-73. Genetics of motility and chemotaxis of a fascinating group of bacteria: the spirochetes.

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Chi, B.; Limberger, R.J.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Infect. Immun. 2002, 70(4), 2233-2237. Complementation of a Treponema denticola flgE mutant with a novel coumermycin A1-resistant T. denticola shuttle vector system.

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Chu, L.; Dong, Z.; Xu, X.; Cochran, D.L.; Ebersole, J.L.; Infect. Immun. 2002, 70(3), 1113-1120. Role of glutathione metabolism of Treponema denticola in bacterial growth and virulence expression.

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Chung, K.Y.; Kim, K.S.; Lee, M.G.; Chang, N.S.; Lee, J.B.; Acta Derm. Venereol. 2002, 82(3), 174-178. Treponema pallidum induces up-regulation of interstitial collagenase in human dermal fibroblasts.

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Deka, R.K.; Machius, M.; Norgard, M.V.; Tomchick, D.R.; J. Biol. Chem. 2002, 277(44), 41857-41864. Crystal structure of the 47-kDa lipoprotein of Treponema pallidum reveals a novel penicillin-binding protein.

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Hagedorn, H.J.; Kraminer-Hagedorn, A.; De Bosschere, K.; Hulstaert, F.; Pottel, H.; Zrein, M.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002, 40(3), 973-978. Evaluation of INNO-LIA syphilis assay as a confirmatory test for syphilis.

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Kasperowicz, A.; Michalowski, T.; J. Appl. Microbiol. 2002, 92(1), 140-146. Assessment of the fructanolytic activities in the rumen bacterium Treponema saccharophilum strain S.

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Kesavalu, L.; Falk, C.W.; Davis, K.J.; Steffen, M.J.; Xu, X.; Holt, S.C.; Ebersole, J.L.; Infect. Immun. 2002, 70(1), 211-217. Biological characterization of lipopolysaccharide from Treponema pectinovorum.

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Lee, S.Y.; Bian, X.L.; Wong, G.W.; Hannam, P.M.; McBride, B.C.; Fenno, J.C.; J. Bacteriol. 2002, 184(14), 3864-3870. Cleavage of Treponema denticola PrcA polypeptide to yield protease complex-associated proteins Prca1 and Prca2 is dependent on PrtP.

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Lee, Y.H.; Dorwart, M.R.; Hazlett, K.R.; Deka, R.K.; Norgard, M.V.; Radolf, J.D.; Hasemann, C.A.; J. Bacteriol. 2002, 184(8), 2300-2304. The crystal structure of Zn(II)-free Treponema pallidum TroA, a periplasmic metal-binding protein, reveals a closed conformation.

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Leung, W.K.; Wu, Q.; Hannam, P.M.; McBride, B.C.; Uitto, V.J.; J. Periodontal Res. 2002, 37(6), 445-455. Treponema denticola may stimulate both epithelial proliferation and apoptosis through MAP kinase signal pathways.

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Lux, R.; Sim, J.H.; Tsai, J.P.; Shi, W.; J. Bacteriol. 2002, 184(11), 3130-3134. Construction and characterization of a cheA mutant of Treponema denticola.

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Morgan, C.A.; Molini, B.J.; Lukehart, S.A.; Van Voorhis, W.C.; J. Immunol. 2002, 169(2), 952-957. Segregation of B and T cell epitopes of Treponema pallidum repeat protein K to variable and conserved regions during experimental syphilis infection.

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Obornik, M.; Van de Peer, Y.; Hypsa, V.; Frickey, T.; Slapeta, J.R.; Meyer, A.; Lukes, J.; Gene 2002, 285(1-2), 109-118. Phylogenetic analyses suggest lateral gene transfer from the mitochondrion to the apicoplast.

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Park, K.K.; Heuner, K.; Gobel, U.B.; Yoo, Y.J.; Kim, C.K.; Choi, B.K.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2002, 207(2), 185-192. Cloning and characterization of a major surface protein (MspTL) of Treponema lecithinolyticum associated with rapidly progressive periodontitis.

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Smajs, D.; McKevitt, M.; Wang, L.; Howell, J.K.; Norris, S.J.; Palzkill, T.; Weinstock, G.M.; Genome Res. 2002, 12(3), 515-522. BAC library of T. pallidum DNA in E. coli.

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Stamm, L.V.; Bergen, H.L.; Walker, R.L.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002, 40(9), 3463-3469. Molecular typing of papillomatous digital dermatitis-associated Treponema isolates based on analysis of 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer regions.

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Wang, B.Y.; Chi, B.; Kuramitsu, H.K.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2002, 17(2), 108-112. Genetic exchange between Treponema denticola and Streptococcus gordonii in biofilms.

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Cox, D.L.; Radolf, J.D.; Microbiology 2001, 147(Pt. 5), 1161-1169. Insertion of fluorescent fatty acid probes into the outer membranes of the pathogenic spirochaetes Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi.

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Fenno, J.C.; Lee, S.Y.; Bayer, C.H.; Ning, Y.; Infect. Immun. 2001, 69(10), 6193-6200. The opdB locus encodes the trypsin-like peptidase activity of Treponema denticola.

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Hase, C.C.; Fedorova, N.D.; Galperin, M.Y.; Dibrov, P.A.; Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 2001, 65(3), 353-370, Sodium ion cycle in bacterial pathogens: evidence from cross-genome comparisons.

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Izard, J.; Samsonoff, W.A.; Limberger, R.J.; J. Bacteriol. 2001, 183(3), 1078-1084. Cytoplasmic filament-deficient mutant of Treponema denticola has pleiotropic defects.

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Lilburn, T.G.; Kim, K.S.; Ostrom, N.E.; Byzek, K.R.; Leadbetter, J.R.; Breznak, J.A.; Science 2001, 292(5526), 2495-2498. Nitrogen fixation by symbiotic and free-living spirochetes.

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Liu, H.; Rodes, B.; Chen, C.Y.; Steiner, B.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001, 39(5), 1941-1946. New tests for syphilis: rational design of a PCR method for detection of Treponema pallidum in clinical specimens using unique regions of the DNA polymerase I gene.

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Lusiak, M.; Podwinska, J.; Arch. Immunol. Ther. Exp. (Warsz.) 2001, 49(6), 417-421. Interleukin 10 and its role in the regulation of the cell-mediated immune response in syphilis.

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Lux, R.; Miller, J.N.; Park, N.H.; Shi, W.; Infect. Immun. 2001, 69(10), 6276-6283. Motility and chemotaxis in tissue penetration of oral epithelial cell layers by Treponema denticola.

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Mittenhuber, G.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2001, 3(4), 585-600. Comparative genomics and evolution of genes encoding bacterial (p)ppGpp synthetases/hydrolases (the Rel, RelA and SpoT proteins).

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Niviere, V.; Lombard, M.; Fontecave, M.; Houee-Levin, C.; FEBS Lett. 2001, 497(2-3), 171-173. Pulse radiolysis studies on superoxide reductase from Treponema pallidum.

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Norris, S.J.; Cox, D.L.; Weinstock, G.M.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2001, 3(1), 37-62. Biology of Treponema pallidum: correlation of functional activities with genome sequence data.

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Opitz, B.; Schroder, N.W.; Spreitzer, I.; Michelsen, K.S.; Kirschning, C.J.; Hallatschek, W.; Zahringer, U.; Hartung, T.; Gobel, U.B.; Schumann, R.R.; J. Biol. Chem. 2001, 276(25), 22041-22047. Toll-like receptor-2 mediates Treponema glycolipid and lipoteichoic acid-induced NF-kappaB translocation.

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Picardeau, M.; Brenot, A.; Saint Girons, I.; Mol. Microbiol. 2001, 40(1), 189-199. First evidence for gene replacement in Leptospira spp. Inactivation of L. biflexa flaB results in non-motile mutants deficient in endoflagella.

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Roberson, R.S.; Ronimus, R.S.; Gephard, S.; Morgan, H.W.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 2001, 194(2), 257-260. Biochemical characterization of an active pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase from Treponema pallidum.

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Rompalo, A.M.; Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 2001, 14(1), 41-44. Can syphilis be eradicated from the world?

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Ronimus, R.; de Heus, E.; Ruckert, A.; Morgan, H.; Arch. Microbiol. 2001, 175(4), 308-312. Sequencing, high-level expression and phylogeny of the pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase from the thermophilic spirochete Spirochaeta thermophila.

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Rother, M.; Bock, A.; Wyss, C.; Arch. Microbiol. 2001, 177(1), 113-116. Selenium-dependent growth of Treponema denticola: evidence for a clostridial-type glycine reductase.

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Schroder, N.W.; Pfeil, D.; Opitz, B.; Michelsen, K.S.; Amberger, J.; Zahringer, U.; Gobel, U.B.; Schumann, R.R.; J. Biol. Chem. 2001, 276(13), 9713-9719. Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases p42/44, p38, and stress-activated protein kinases in myelo-monocytic cells by Treponema lipoteichoic acid.

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Sellati, T.J.; Waldrop, S.L.; Salazar, J.C.; Bergstresser, P.R.; Picker, L.J.; Radolf, J.D.; J. Immunol. 2001, 166(6), 4131-4140. The cutaneous response in humans to Treponema pallidum lipoprotein analogues involves cellular elements of both innate and adaptive immunity.

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Stamm, L.V.; Bergen, H.L.; DNA Seq. 2001, 12(5-6), 463-467. Molecular characterization of the Treponema denticola fliQ region.

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Wang, Q.; Ko, K.S.; Kapus, A.; McCulloch, C.A.; Ellen, R.P.; J. Biol. Chem. 2001, 276(25), 23056-23064. A spirochete surface protein uncouples store-operated calcium channels in fibroblasts: a novel cytotoxic mechanism.

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Xu, X.; Holt, S.C.; Kolodrubetz, D.; Infect. Immun. 2001, 69(7), 4465-4472. Cloning and expression of two novel hemin binding protein genes from Treponema denticola.

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Centurion-Lara, A.; Godornes, C.; Castro, C.; Van Voorhis, W.C.; Lukehart, S.A.; Infect. Immun. 2000, 68(2), 824-831. The tprK gene is heterogeneous among Treponema pallidum strains and has multiple alleles.

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Chan, E.C.; McLaughlin, R.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2000, 15(1), 1-9. Taxonomy and virulence of oral spirochetes.

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Das, R.; Hegyi, H.; Gerstein, M.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2000, 2(4), 387-392. Genome analyses of spirochetes: a study of the protein structures, functions and metabolic pathways in Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi.

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Indest, K.J.; Ramamoorthy, R.; Philipp, M.T.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2000, 2(4), 473-481. Transcriptional regulation in spirochetes.

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Li, C.; Corum, L.; Morgan, D.; Rosey, E.L.; Stanton, T.B.; Charon, N.W.; J. Bacteriol. 2000, 182(23), 6698-6706. The spirochete FlaA periplasmic flagellar sheath protein impacts flagellar helicity.

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Lombard, M.; Touati, D.; Fontecave, M.; Niviere, V.; J. Biol. Chem. 2000, 275(35), 27021-27026. Superoxide reductase as a unique defense system against superoxide stress in the microaerophile Treponema pallidum.

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Norris, S.J.; Weinstock, G.M.; Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 2000, 13(1), 29-36. The genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete: will clinicians benefit?

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Paster, B.J.; Dewhirst, F.E.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2000, 2(4), 341-344. Phylogenetic foundation of spirochetes.

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Renesto, P.; Lorvellec-Guillon, K.; Drancourt, M.; Raoult, D.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000, 38(6), 2200-2203. rpoB gene analysis as a novel strategy for identification of spirochetes from the genera Borrelia, Treponema, and Leptospira.

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Rodes, B.; Liu, H.; Johnson, S.; George, R.; Steiner, B.; J. Med. Microbiol. 2000, 49(7), 657-667. Molecular cloning of a gene (poIA) coding for an unusual DNA polymerase I from Treponema pallidum.

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Saier, M.H.; Paulsen, I.T.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2000, 2(4), 393-399. Whole genome analyses of transporters in spirochetes: Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum.

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Subramanian, G.; Koonin, E.V.; Aravind, L.; Infect. Immun. 2000, 68(3), 1633-1648. Comparative genome analysis of the pathogenic spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum.

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Tilly, K.; Elias, A.F.; Bono, J.L.; Stewart, P.; Rosa, P.; J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2000, 2(4), 433-442. DNA exchange and insertional inactivation in spirochetes.

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Tsai, J.P.; Shi, W.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 2000, 15(5), 305-308. Analysis of gene expression in Treponema denticola with differential display polymerase chain reaction.

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Weinstock, G.M.; Smajs, D.; Hardham, J.; Norris, S.J.; Res. Microbiol. 2000, 151(2), 151-158. From microbial genome sequence to applications.

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Wren, B.W.; Nat. Rev. Genet. 2000, 1(1), 30-39. Microbial genome analysis: insights into virulence, host adaptation and evolution.

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Caimano, M.J.; Bourell, K.W.; Bannister, T.D.; Cox, D.L.; Radolf, J.D.; Infect. Immun. 1999, 67(8), 4072-4083. The Treponema denticola major sheath protein is predominantly periplasmic and has only limited surface exposure.

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Chi, B.; Chauhan, S.; Kuramitsu, H.; Infect. Immun. 1999, 67(7), 3653-3656. Development of a system for expressing heterologous genes in the oral spirochete Treponema denticola and its use in expression of the Treponema pallidum flaA gene.

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Greene, S.R.; Stamm, L.V.; Gene 1999, 232(1), 59-68. Molecular characterization of a chemotaxis operon in the oral spirochete, Treponema denticola.

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Pietravalle, M.; Pimpinelli, F.; Maini, A.; Capoluongo, E.; Felici, C.; D'Auria, L.; Di Carlo, A.; Ameglio, F.; New Microbiol. 1999, 22(2), 99-104. Diagnostic relevance of polymerase chain reaction technology for T. pallidum in subjects with syphilis in different phases of infection.

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Posey, J.E.; Hardham, J.M.; Norris, S.J.; Gherardini, F.C.; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1999, 96(19), 10887-10892. Characterization of a manganese-dependent regulatory protein, TroR, from Treponema pallidum.

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Radolf, J.D.; Steiner, B.; Shevchenko, D.; Trends Microbiol. 1999, 7(1), 7-9. Treponema pallidum: doing a remarkable job with what it's got.

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Singh, A.E.; Romanowski, B.; Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 1999, 12(2), 187-209. Syphilis: review with emphasis on clinical, epidemiologic, and some biologic features.

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Fraser, C.M.; Norris, S.J.; Weinstock, G.M.; White, O.; Sutton, G.G.; Dodson, R.; Gwinn, M.; Hickey, E.K., Clayton, R.; Ketchum, K.A.; Sodergren, E.; Hardham, J.M.; McLeod, M.P.; Salzberg, S.; Peterson, J.; Khalak, H.; Richardson, D.; Howell, J.K.; Chidambaram, M.; Utterback, T.; McDonald, L.; Artiach, P.; Bowman, C.; Cotton, M.D.; Venter, J.C. et al.; Science 1998, 281(5375), 375-388. Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.

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Norris, S.J.; Fraser, C.M.; Weinstock, G.M.; Electrophoresis 1998, 19(4), 551-553. Illuminating the agent of syphilis: the Treponema pallidum genome project.

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Stamm, L.V.; Greene, S.R.; Bergen, H.L.; Hardham, J.M.; Barnes, N.Y.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1998, 169(1), 155-163. Identification and sequence analysis of Treponema pallidum tprJ, a member of a polymorphic multigene family.

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Weinstock, G.M.; Hardham, J.; McLeod, M.P.; Sodergren, E.J.; Norris, S.J.; FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 1998, 22(4), 323-332. The genome of Treponema pallidum: new light on the agent of syphilis.

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1997

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Muniappa, N.; Duhamel, G.E.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1997, 154(1), 159-164. Outer membrane-associated serine protease of intestinal spirochetes.

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Shevchenko, D.V.; Akins, D.R.; Robinson, E.J.; Li, M.; Shevchenko, O.V.; Radolf, J.D.; Infect. Immun. 1997, 65(10), 4179-4189. Identification of homologs for thioredoxin, peptidyl prolyl cis-trans isomerase, and glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase in outer membrane fractions from Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.

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Stamm, L.V.; Barnes, N.Y.; DNA Seq. 1997, 8(1-2), 63-70. Nucleotide sequences of the proA and proB genes of Treponema pallidum, the Syphilis agent.

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1996

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Porcella, S.F.; Popova, T.G.; Hagman, K.E.; Penn, C.W.; Radolf, J.D.; Norgard, M.V.; Gene 1996, 177(1-2), 115-121. A mgl-like operon in Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.

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Stamm, L.V.; Hardham, J.M.; Frye, J.G.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1996, 135(1), 57-63. Expression and sequence analysis of a Treponema pallidum gene, tpn38(b), encoding an exported protein with homology to T. pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi proteins.

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1995

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Cox, D.L.; Akins, D.R.; Porcella, S.F.; Norgard, M.V.; Radolf, J.D.; Mol. Microbiol. 1995, 15(6), 1151-1164. Treponema pallidum in gel microdroplets: a novel strategy for investigation of treponemal molecular architecture.

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Dahle, U.R.; Olsen, I.; Tronstad, L.; Caugant, D.A.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 1995, 10(5), 265-270. Population genetic analysis of oral treponemes by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.

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MacDougall, J.; Saint Girons, I.J.; Bacteriol. 1995, 177(7), 1805-1811. Physical map of the Treponema denticola circular chromosome.

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Radolf, J.D.; Arndt, L.L.; Akins, D.R.; Curetty, L.L.; Levi, M.E.; Shen, Y.; Davis, L.S.; Norgard, M.V.; J. Immunol. 1995, 154(6), 2866-2877. Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins and synthetic lipopeptides activate monocytes/macrophages.

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Walker, E.M.; Howell, J.K.; You, Y.; Hoffmaster, A.R.; Heath, J.D.; Weinstock, G.M.; Norris, S.J.; J. Bacteriol. 1995, 177(7), 1797-1804. Physical map of the genome of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (Nichols).

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1994

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Belisle, J.T.; Brandt, M.E.; Radolf, J.D.; Norgard, M.V.; J. Bacteriol. 1994, 176(8), 2151-2157. Fatty acids of Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins.

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Ellen, R.P.; Dawson, J.R.; Yang, P.F.; Trends Microbiol. 1994, 2(4), 114-119. Treponema denticola as a model for polar adhesion and cytopathogenicity of spirochetes.

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Hardham, J.M.; Stamm, L.V.; Infect. Immun. 1994, 62(3), 1015-1025. Identification and characterization of the Treponema pallidum tpn50 gene, an ompA homolog.

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Radolf, J.D.; Trends Microbiol. 1994, 2(9), 307-311. Role of outer membrane architecture in immune evasion by Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi.

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Rosen, G.; Naor, R.; Kutner, S.; Sela, M.N.; Infect. Immun. 1994, 62(5), 1749-1754. Characterization of fibrinolytic activities of Treponema denticola.

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Staggs, T.M.; Greer, M.K.; Baseman, J.B.; Holt, S.C.; Tryon, V.V.; Mol. Microbiol. 1994, 12(4), 613-619. Identification of lactoferrin-binding proteins from Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum and Treponema denticola.

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Umemoto, T.; Namikawa, I.; Microbiol. Immunol. 1994, 38(8), 655-663. Binding of host-associated treponeme proteins to collagens and laminin: a possible mechanism of spirochetal adherence to host tissues.

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1993

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Akins, D.R.; Purcell, B.K.; Mitra, M.M.; Norgard, M.V.; Radolf, J.D.; Infect. Immun. 1993, 61(4), 1202-1210. Lipid modification of the 17-kilodalton membrane immunogen of Treponema pallidum determines macrophage activation as well as amphiphilicity.

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Chan, E.C.; Siboo, R.; Keng, T.; Psarra, N.; Hurley, R.; Cheng, S.L.; Iugovaz, I.; Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993, 43(2), 196-203. Treponema denticola (ex Brumpt 1925) sp. nov., nom. rev., and identification of new spirochete isolates from periodontal pockets.

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Norris, S.J.; Microbiol. Rev. 1993, 57(3), 750-779. Polypeptides of Treponema pallidum: progress toward understanding their structural, functional, and immunologic roles. Treponema pallidum polypeptide research group.

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Umemoto, T.; Wadood, A.; Nakamura, Y.; Nakatani, Y.; Namikawa, I.; Microbiol. Immunol. 1993, 37(2), 159-163. Antigenic behaviors of two axial flagellar proteins detected in Treponema denticola.

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Wolf, V.; Lange, R.; Wecke, J.; Arch. Microbiol. 1993, 160(3), 206-213. Development of quasi-multicellular bodies of Treponema denticola.

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Yotis, W.; Keene, J.; Hoerman, K.; Simonson, L.G.; J. Periodontal. Res. 1993, 28(6 Pt. 1), 387-395. Fatty acid profiles of the outer membrane of ATCC strains 35405, 35404 and 33521 of Treponema denticola.

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1992

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Charon, N.W.; Goldstein, S.F.; Block, S.M.; Curci, K.; Ruby, J.D.; Kreiling, J.A.; Limberger, R.J.; J. Bacteriol. 1992, 174(3), 832-840. Morphology and dynamics of protruding spirochete periplasmic flagella.

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Fukunaga, M.; Okuzako, N.; Mifuchi, I.; Arimitsu, Y.; Seki, M.; Microbiol. Immunol. 1992, 36(2), 161-167. Organization of the ribosomal RNA genes in Treponema phagedenis and Treponema pallidum.

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Hindersson, P.; Thomas, D.; Stamm, L.; Penn, C.; Norris, S.; Joens, L.A.; Res. Microbiol. 1992, 143(6), 629-639. Interaction of spirochetes with the host.

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Ito, F.; Hunter, E.F.; George, R.W.; Pope, V.; Larsen, S.A.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1992, 30(4), 831-838. Specific immunofluorescent staining of pathogenic treponemes with a monoclonal antibody.

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Limberger, R.J.; Slivienski, L.L.; Yelton, D.B.; Charon, N.W.; J. Bacteriol. 1992, 174(20), 6404-6410. Molecular genetic analysis of a class B periplasmic-flagellum gene of Treponema phagedenis.

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MacDougall, J.; Margarita, D.; Saint Girons, I.; J. Bacteriol. 1992, 174(8), 2724-2728. Homology of a plasmid from the spirochete Treponema denticola with the single-stranded DNA plasmids.

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Mikx, F.H.; Keulers, R.A.; Infect Immun. 1992, 60(5), 1761-1766. Hemagglutination activity of Treponema denticola grown in serum-free medium in continuous culture.

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Penn, C.W.; Bassford, P.J.; Yelton, D.B.; Dunn, J.; Nelson, D.R.; Fukunaga, M.; Stanek, G.; Res. Microbiol. 1992, 143(6), 605-613. Genetic approaches to cell biology and metabolism of spirochetes.

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Saint Girons, I.; Norris, S.J.; Gobel, U.; Meyer, J.; Walker, E.M.; Zuerner, R.; Res. Microbiol. 1992, 143(6), 615-621. Genome structure of spirochetes.

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1991

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Blanco, D.R.; Giladi, M.; Champion, C.I.; Haake, D.A.; Chikami, G.K.; Miller, J.N.; Lovett, M.A.; Mol. Microbiol. 1991, 5(10), 2405-2415. Identification of Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum genes encoding signal peptides and membrane-spanning sequences using a novel alkaline phosphatase expression vector.

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Burstain, J.M.; Grimprel, E.; Lukehart, S.A.; Norgard, M.V.; Radolf, J.D.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1991, 29(1), 62-69. Sensitive detection of Treponema pallidum by using the polymerase chain reaction.

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Charon, N.W.; Goldstein, S.F.; Curci, K.; Limberger, R.J.; J. Bacteriol. 1991, 173(15), 4820-4826. The bent-end morphology of Treponema phagedenis is associated with short, left-handed, periplasmic flagella.

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DiRienzo, J.M.; Cornell, S.; Boehringer, H.; Oral Microbiol. Immunol. 1991, 6(2), 88-96. Use of randomly cloned DNA fragments for the identification of oral spirochetes.

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Haapasalo, M.; Singh, U.; McBride, B.C.; Uitto, V.J.; Infect. Immun. 1991, 59(11), 4230-4237. Sulfhydryl-dependent attachment of Treponema denticola to laminin and other proteins.

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Ivic, A.; MacDougall, J.; Russell, R.R.; Penn, C.W.; FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 1991, 62(2-3), 189-193. Isolation and characterization of a plasmid from Treponema denticola.

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Mikx, F.H.; J. Gen. Microbiol. 1991, 137 (Pt. 1), 63-68. Comparison of peptidase, glycosidase and esterase activities of oral and non-oral Treponema species.

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Miyamoto, M.; Noji, S.; Kokeguchi, S.; Kato, K.; Kurihara, H.; Murayama, Y.; Taniguchi, S.; Infect. Immun. 1991, 59(6), 1941-1947. Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of antigen gene tdpA of Treponema denticola.

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Paster, B.J.; Dewhirst, F.E.; Weisburg, W.G.; Tordoff, L.A.; Fraser, G.J.; Hespell, R.B.; Stanton, T.B.; Zablen, L.; Mandelco, L.; Woese, C.R.; J. Bacteriol. 1991, 173(19), 6101-6109. Phylogenetic analysis of the spirochetes.

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Radolf, J.D.; Norgard, M.V.; Brandt, M.E.; Isaacs, R.D.; Thompson, P.A.; Beutler, B.; J. Immunol. 1991, 147(6), 1968-1974. Lipoproteins of Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum activate cachectin/tumor necrosis factor synthesis. Analysis using a CAT reporter construct.

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Riviere, G.R.; Wagoner, M.A.; Baker-Zander, S.A.; Weisz, K.S.; Adams, D.F.; Simonson, L.; Lukehart, S.A.; N. Engl. J. Med. 1991, 325(8), 539-543. Identification of spirochetes related to Treponema pallidum in necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and chronic periodontitis.

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Stamm, L.V.; Gherardini, F.C.; Parrish, E.A.; Moomaw, C.R.; Infect. Immun. 1991, 59(4), 1572-1575. Heat shock response of spirochetes.

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Stanton, T.B.; Jensen, N.S.; Casey, T.A.; Tordoff, L.A.; Dewhirst, F.E.; Paster, B.J.; Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991, 41(1), 50-58. Reclassification of Treponema hyodysenteriae and Treponema innocens in a new genus, Serpula gen. nov., as Serpula hyodysenteriae comb. nov. and Serpula innocens comb. nov.

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Walker, E.M.; Arnett, J.K.; Heath, J.D.; Norris, S.J.; Infect. Immun. 1991, 59(7), 2476-2479. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum has a single, circular chromosome with a size of approximately 900 kilobase pairs.

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Walker, E.M.; Borenstein, L.A.; Blanco, D.R.; Miller, J.N.; Lovett, M.A.; J. Bacteriol. 1991, 173(17), 5585-5588. Analysis of outer membrane ultrastructure of pathogenic Treponema and Borrelia species by freeze-fracture electron microscopy.

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1990

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Grenier, D.; Uitto, V.J.; McBride, B.C.; Infect. Immun. 1990, 58(2), 347-351. Cellular location of a Treponema denticola chymotrypsinlike protease and importance of the protease in migration through the basement membrane.

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1989

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Alderete, J.F.; Baseman, J.B.; Genitourin Med. 1989, 65(3), 177-182. Serum lipoprotein binding by Treponema pallidum: possible role for proteoglycans.

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Coene, M.; Agliano, A.M.; Paques, A.T.; Cattani, P.; Dettori, G.; Sanna, A.; Cocito, C.; Infect. Immun. 1989, 57(1), 138-145. Comparative analysis of the genomes of intestinal spirochetes of human and animal origin.

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Kent, K.A.; Sellwood, R.; Lemcke, R.M.; Burrows, M.R.; Lysons, R.J.; J. Gen. Microbiol. 1989, 135(Pt. 6), 1625-1632. Analysis of the axial filaments of Treponema hyodysenteriae by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting.

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Riviere, G.R.; Thomas, D.D.; Cobb, C.M.; Infect. Immun. 1989, 57(8), 2267-2271. In vitro model of Treponema pallidum invasiveness.

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Siboo, R.; al-Joburi, W.; Gornitsky, M.; Chan, E.C.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1989, 27(3), 568-570. Synthesis and secretion of phospholipase C by oral spirochetes.

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Stanton, T.B.; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1989, 55(9), 2365-2371. Glucose metabolism and NADH recycling by Treponema hyodysenteriae, the agent of swine dysentery.

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Umemoto, T.; Namikawa, I.; Suido, H.; Asai, S.; Infect. Immun. 1989, 57(8), 2470-2474. A major antigen on the outer envelope of a human oral spirochete, Treponema denticola.

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Walker, E.M.; Zampighi, G.A.; Blanco, D.R.; Miller, J.N.; Lovett, M.A.; J. Bacteriol. 1989, 171(9), 5005-5011. Demonstration of rare protein in the outer membrane of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum by freeze-fracture analysis.

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1988

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Kent, K.A.; Lemcke, R.M.; Lysons, R.J.; J. Med. Microbiol. 1988, 27(3), 215-224. Production, purification and molecular weight determination of the haemolysin of Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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Norris, S.J.; Charon, N.W.; Cook, R.G.; Fuentes, M.D.; Limberger, R.J.; J. Bacteriol. 1988, 170(9), 4072-4082. Antigenic relatedness and N-terminal sequence homology define two classes of periplasmic flagellar proteins of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and Treponema phagedenis.

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Pietrantonio, F.; Noble, P.B.; Amsel, R.; Chan, E.C.; Can. J. Microbiol. 1988, 34(6), 748-752. Locomotory characteristics of Treponema denticola.

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Simonson, L.G.; Rouse, R.F.; Bockowski, S.W.; Infect. Immun. 1988, 56(1), 60-63. Monoclonal antibodies that recognize a specific surface antigen of Treponema denticola.

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Stanton, T.B.; Lebo, D.F.; Vet. Microbiol. 1988, 18(2), 177-190. Treponema hyodysenteriae growth under various culture conditions.

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Syed, S.A.; Salvador, S.L.; Loesche, W.J.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1988, 26(10), 2226-2228. Enzyme profiles of oral spirochetes in RapID-ANA system.

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Thomas, D.D.; Navab, M.; Haake, D.A.; Fogelman, A.M.; Miller, J.N.; Lovett, M.A.; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 1988, 85(10), 3608-3612. Treponema pallidum invades intercellular junctions of endothelial cell monolayers.

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Uitto, V.J.; Grenier, D.; Chan, E.C.; McBride, B.C.; Infect. Immun. 1988, 56(10), 2717-2722. Isolation of a chymotrypsinlike enzyme from Treponema denticola.

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1987

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Hindersson, P.; Knudsen, J.D.; Axelsen, N.H.; J. Gen. Microbiol. 1987, 133(Pt. 3), 587-596. Cloning and expression of Treponema pallidum common antigen (Tp-4) in Escherichia coli K12.

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Peterson, K.M.; Baseman, J.B.; Alderete, J.F.; Genitourin Med. 1987, 63(5), 289-296. Cloning structural genes for Treponema pallidum immunogens and characterisation of recombinant treponemal surface protein, P2 (P2 star).

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Siegel, D.; Washington, A.E.; Postgrad. Med. 1987, 81(1), 83-90. Syphilis. Updated approach to an old disease.

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Stanton, T.B.; Infect. Immun. 1987, 55(2), 309-313. Cholesterol metabolism by Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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Stanton, T.B.; Cornell, C.P.; Infect. Immun. 1987, 55(2), 304-308. Erythrocytes as a source of essential lipids for Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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1986

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Joens, L.A.; Marquez, R.B.; Infect. Immun. 1986, 54(3), 893-896. Molecular characterization of proteins from porcine spirochetes.

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Limberger, R.J.; Charon, N.W.; J. Bacteriol. 1986, 168(2), 1030-1032. Antiserum to the 33,000-dalton periplasmic-flagellum protein of "Treponema phagedenis" reacts with other treponemes and Spirochaeta aurantia.

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Limberger, R.J.; Charon, N.W.; J. Bacteriol. 1986, 166(1), 105-112. Treponema phagedenis has at least two proteins residing together on its periplasmic flagella.

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Tall, B.D.; Nauman, R.K.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1986, 24(2), 282-287. Microscopic agglutination and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analyses of oral anaerobic spirochetes.

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Wolinsky, L.E.; Lott, T.; J. Periodontol. 1986, 57(3), 172-175. Effects of the inorganic salts sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and magnesium sulfate upon the growth and motility of Treponema vincentii.

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1985

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Alderete, J.F.; Freeman-Shade, L.; Baseman, J.B.; J. Immunol. Methods 1985, 84(1-2), 365-373. Immunodiagnostic test for detection of serum antibody to Treponema pallidum (syphilis): fibronectin as a capture vehicle for treponemal adhesins.

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Binek, M.; Szynkiewicz, Z.; Acta Microbiol. Pol. 1985, 34(2), 167-175. Multiplication in liquid medium of Treponema sp. isolated from intestinal contents of swine.

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Cheng, S.L.; Siboo, R.; Quee, T.C.; Johnson, J.L.; Mayberry, W.R.; Chan, E.C.; J. Periodontal Res. 1985, 20(6), 602-612. Comparative study of six random oral spirochete isolates. Serological heterogeneity of Treponema denticola.

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Hook, E.W.; Roddy, R.E.; Lukehart, S.A.; Hom, J.; Holmes, K.K.; Tam, M.R.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1985, 22(2), 241-244. Detection of Treponema pallidum in lesion exudate with a pathogen-specific monoclonal antibody.

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Paster, B.J.; Canale-Parola, E.; Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 1985, 50(2), 212-219. Treponema saccharophilum sp. nov., a large pectinolytic spirochete from the bovine rumen.

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Thomas, D.D.; Baseman, J.B.; Alderete, J.F.; J. Exp. Med. 1985, 162(5), 1715-1719. Fibronectin tetrapeptide is target for syphilis spirochete cytadherence.

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1984

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Boehringer, H.; Taichman, N.S.; Shenker, B.J.; Infect. Immun. 1984, 45(1), 155-159. Suppression of fibroblast proliferation by oral spirochetes.

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Hyde, F.W.; Johnson, R.C.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1984, 20(2), 151-154. Genetic relationship of lyme disease spirochetes to Borrelia, Treponema, and Leptospira spp.

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Johnson, R.C.; Hyde, F.W.; Rumpel, C.M.; Yale J. Biol. Med. 1984, 57(4), 529-537. Taxonomy of the Lyme disease spirochetes.

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Schmid, G.P.; Steigerwalt, A.G.; Johnson, S.E.; Barbour, A.G.; Steere, A.C.; Robinson, I.M.; Brenner, D.J.; Yale J. Biol. Med. 1984, 57(4), 539-542. DNA characterization of Lyme disease spirochetes.

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Stanton, T.B.; Can. J. Microbiol. 1984, 30(5), 526-531. Glucose metabolism of Treponema bryantii, an anaerobic rumen spirochete.

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Yanagihara, Y.; Kamisango, K.; Yasuda, S.; Kobayashi, S.; Mifuchi, I.; Azuma, I.; Yamamura, Y.; Johnson, R.C.; Microbiol. Immunol. 1984, 28(5), 535-544. Chemical compositions of cell walls and polysaccharide fractions of spirochetes.

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1983

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Charles, D.; Clin. Obstet. Gynecol. 1983, 26(1), 125-137. Syphilis.

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Jennings, B.R.; Mincer, H.; Turner, J.; Baselski, V.; Kelly, R.T.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1983, 18(5), 1250-1251. Use of avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase complex for visualization of spirochetes.

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Olson, L.D.; Fales, W.H.; J. Clin. Microbiol. 1983, 18(4), 950-955. Comparison of stained smears and culturing for identification of Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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Peterson, K.M.; Baseman, J.B.; Alderete, J.F.; J. Exp. Med. 1983, 157(6), 1958-1970. Treponema pallidum receptor binding proteins interact with fibronectin.

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Thornburg, R.W.; Baseman, J.B.; Infect. Immun. 1983, 42(2), 623-627. Comparison of major protein antigens and protein profiles of Treponema pallidum and Treponema pertenue.

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1982

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Canale-Parola, E.; Kidder, G.W.; J. Bacteriol. 1982, 152(3), 1105-1110. Enzymatic activities for interconversion of purines in spirochetes.

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Felman, Y.M.; Nikitas, J.A.; Cutis. 1982, 29(2), 122-124, 128, 133, 136. Sexually transmitted diseases. Primary syphilis.

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Jacob, E.; Nauman, R.K.; Infect. Immun. 1982, 37(2), 474-80. Common antigens of Treponema denticola: chemical, physical, and serological characterization.

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1981

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Austin, F.E.; Barbieri, J.T.; Corin, R.E.; Grigas, K.E.; Cox, C.D.; Infect. Immun. 1981, 33(2), 372-379. Distribution of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase activities among Treponema pallidum and other spirochetes.

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Lemcke, R.M.; Burrows, M.R.; J. Hyg. (Lond.) 1981, 86(2), 173-182. A comparative study of spirochaetes from the porcine alimentary tract.

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Stepan, D.E.; Johnson, R.C.; Infect. Immun. 1981, 32(2), 937-940. Helical conformation of Treponema pallidum (Nichols strain), Treponema paraluis-cuniculi, Treponema denticola, Borrelia turicatae, and unidentified oral spirochetes.

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1980

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Baseman, J.B.; Hayes, E.C.; J. Exp. Med. 1980, 151(3), 573-586. Molecular characterization of receptor binding proteins and immunogens of virulent Treponema pallidum.

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Lemcke, R.M.; Burrows, M.R.; J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980, 116(2), 539-543. Sterol requirement for the growth of Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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Stanton, T.B.; Canale-Parola, E.; Arch. Microbiol. 1980, 127(2), 145-156. Treponema bryantii sp. nov., a rumen spirochete that interacts with cellulolytic bacteria.

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Umemoto, T.; Namikawa, I.; Microbiol. Immunol. 1980, 24(4), 321-334. Electron microscopy of the spherical body of oral spirochetes in vitro. Further studies.

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1979

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Adachi, Y.; Kashiwazaki, M.; Kume, T.; Zentralbl. Bakteriol. (Orig. A) 1979, 245(4), 527-533. Comparison of antigenic properties among various strains of Treponema hyodysenteriae.

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Eipert, S.R.; Black, S.H.; Arch. Microbiol. 1979, 120(3), 205-214. Characterization of the cytoplasmic fibrils of Treponema refringens (Nichols).

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1977

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Kwapinski, G.; Cheung, O.; Kwapinski, E.; Br. J. Vener. Dis. 1977, 53(1), 12-18. Immune responses to soluble antigens of treponemes.

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1976

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Baseman, J.B.; Nichols, J.C.; Hayes, N.C.; Infect. Immun. 1976, 13(3), 704-711. Virulent Treponema pallidum: aerobe or anaerobe.

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1975

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Azuma, I.; Taniyama, T.; Yamamura, Y.; Yanagihara, Y.; Hattori, Y.; Jpn. J. Microbiol. 1975, 19(1), 45-51. Chemical studies on the cell walls of Leptorspira biflexa strain Urawa and Treponema pallidum strain Reiter.

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Hardy, P.H.; Fredericks, W.R.; Nell, E.E.; Infect. Immun. 1975, 11(2), 380-386. Isolation and antigenic characteristics of axial filaments from the Reiter Treponeme.

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1974

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Cox, C.D.; Barber, M.K.; Infect. Immun. 1974, 10(1), 123-127. Oxygen uptake by Treponema pallidum.

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1972

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Cox, C.D.; J. Bacteriol. 1972, 109(2), 943-944. Shape of Treponema pallidum.

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1969

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Socransky, S.S.; Listgarten, M.; Hubersak, C.; Cotmore, J.; Clark, A.; J. Bacteriol. 1969, 98(3), 878-882. Morphological and biochemical differentiation of three types of small oral spirochetes.

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