MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Treponema pallidum TprD and TprK Are Adhesins and Promote Spirochetes Opsonophagocytosis
Kashaf Zafar, Cecil Onyedikachi Azuama, Linda Xu…·Nikhat Parveen
This study identifies TprD and TprK as surface-exposed adhesins on Treponema pallidum that mediate cell adherence and are targets of opsonic antibodies promoting macrophage-mediated clearance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.04.697605