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Genetically distinct groups of syphilis-causing strains: do they differ during experimental infection?

Project Identification
GJ17-25589Y
Project Period
1/2017 - 7/2018
Investor / Pogramme / Project type
Czech Science Foundation
  • Junior projects
MU Faculty or unit
Faculty of Medicine
  • Mgr. Michal Strouhal, Ph.D.
  • Mgr. Linda Grillová, Ph.D.
  • Mgr. Jan Haviernik, Ph.D.

Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA) is a causative agent of syphilis. The recent expansion of treponemal genomic data revealed that TPA reference strains form two genetically distinct groups – the Nichols-like and SS14-like strains. No information on differences in their pathogenic potential or virulence properties is available. Since these two groups represent two genetically distant lineages, differences in virulence properties can be also expected. The differences in virulence potential of these subgroups will be studied during experimental infection of syphilis-causing treponemes in vivo in the rabbit model.

Publications

Total number of publications: 5

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