Attempt to infect the nine-banded armadillo with Treponema pallidum.
10 nine-banded armadillos were infected by various routes with Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain. The animals did not demonstrate visible lesions but 4/7 animals responded with increasing titers of treponemal antibodies. Cardiolipin antibodies were not detected.
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001135:Armadillos / Q000382:microbiology*; D002308:Cardiolipins / Q000276:immunology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D013587:Syphilis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000382:microbiology*
D000906:Antibodies; D002308:Cardiolipins