PRJNA378179
Genome sequencing of Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue strain Ghana-051
Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue is the causative agent of tropical disease yaws. The strain TPE Ghana-051 was isolated in 1988 from a 9 year old girl infected in Ghana six months prior to admission to Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This strain will be used for comparative analysis.