The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...

Treponema pallidum is the bacterium responsible for syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection that has seen a resurgence in many parts of the world. Understanding how this pathogen interacts with ...

Leibniz Institute DSMZ provides bacterium from laboratory animal-free cultivation ...

Until now, the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum could only be propagated in laboratory animals, especially rabbits. Researchers from the United States have developed a method that ...

This is in part because the bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, “is fragile to work with,” said Cameron. “So, you can't use regular experimental methods to work with it.” Because of ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. It affects people of all genders and is transmitted through direct contact with syphilitic chancres ...

Caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, the contagious infection is usually spread by sexual activity but can also be passed on by kissing. Syphilis patients may develop sores on their ...

In addition, the disease is difficult to diagnose and often repeated blood tests are needed.Until now scientists have been unable to keep Treponema pallidum, the bacterium which causes syphilis ...

Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum, a bacterium. The bacterium can be transmitted through contact with an infected mucous membrane or skin, meaning that it can spread not only through sexual ...