Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum with an Artificially Impaired TprK Antigenic Variation System is Attenuated in the Rabbit Model of Syphilis
E. Romeis, N. A. P. Lieberman, B. J. Molini, L. C. Tantalo, B. Chung, Q. Phung, C. Avendano, A. Vorobieva, A. L. Greninger, L. Giacani
This study creates a T. pallidum strain with impaired TprK antigenic variation and shows it is attenuated in a rabbit syphilis model.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology