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Comment
. 2008 Jan 23;2(1):e184.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000184.

Molecular studies in Treponema pallidum evolution: toward clarity?

Connie J Mulligan  1 , Steven J Norris, Sheila A Lukehart
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Molecular studies in Treponema pallidum evolution: toward clarity?

Connie J Mulligan et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A Phylogenetic Tree Depicting the Relationships between T. pallidum strains.
This phylogeny is identical to the phylogeny of Harper et al. (Fig. 2) except that it has been re-estimated to show only branches with >50% bootstrap support for both maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. As with Harper et al.'s phylogeny, vertical distance is not meaningful, i.e. the placement of taxa along the vertical lines is inconsequential. Pertenue, endemicum and pallidum strains are depicted in green, blue, and red, respectively.
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Comment on

  • On the origin of the treponematoses: a phylogenetic approach.
    Harper KN, Ocampo PS, Steiner BM, George RW, Silverman MS, Bolotin S, Pillay A, Saunders NJ, Armelagos GJ. Harper KN, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Jan 15;2(1):e148. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000148. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008. PMID: 18235852 Free PMC article.

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