Three centuries after a pioneering Dutch microbiologist first observed the spiral-shaped oral pathogen Treponema denticola, scientists have deciphered the bacterium's entire DNA sequence and used ...

Despite efforts to eradicate it, syphilis is on the rise. It is the second leading cause of stillbirth and miscarriage worldwide, and if left untreated it can cause strokes, dementia, and other ...

The bacteria that cause syphilis and Lyme Disease have something extraordinary in common: they manage to propel themselves through their environment in spite of the fact their tails are located inside ...

Syphilis is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum and is transmitted through direct contact with syphilis sores. Sores occur mainly on the external genitalia, vagina, anus, or in the ...

Only five years after syphilis had apparently been conquered in the U.S. and was rapidly declining elsewhere, “the great pox” is making an unexpected comeback. For the past two weeks agitated experts ...

A scientific quest that started in 1905 has been achieved by scientists at McGovern Medical School, who reported that they are the first to grow a long-lasting tissue culture of the bacterium ...