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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Treponema pallidum was isolated from various types of secondary syphilitic skin lesions. From moist genital papules and from condylomata lata several treponemes were isolated whereas few were isolated from dry papules of the trunk. One third of the observed treponemes were morphologically different from treponemes isolated from human chancres. Especially the nose-piece structures of the terminal parts of the treponemes were deviating. Some nose-pieces were coated by a fuzzily outlined electron dense substance, whereas others were degenerated or nearly separated from the cytoplasmic body. Other treponemes were missing their nose-piece as avirulent saprophytic treponemes. Recent studies have indicated that the nose-pieces are essential for the tissue attachment of treponemes and the treponemal virulence. The significance of the altered nose-piece structure observed is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrastructural changes of Treponema pallidum isolated from secondary syphilitic skin lesions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article