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Description

Treponema pallidum is a gram-negative spirochaete bacterium thought to be metabolically crippled. There are at least four known subspecies: T. pallidum pallidum, which causes syphilis, T. pallidum pertenue, which causes yaws, T. pallidum carateum, which causes pinta and T. pallidum endemicum, which causes bejel. T. pallidum pallidum is a motile spirochaete that is generally acquired by sexual contact, entering the host via breaches in squamous or columnar epithelium. The organism can also be transmitted to a fetus by transplacental passage during the later stages of pregnancy, giving rise to congenital syphilis. The helical structure of T. pallidum pallidum allows it to move in a corkscrew motion through viscous mediums such as mucus. It gains access to host's blood and lymph systems through tissue and mucus membranes. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Treponema pallidum (Wikipedia)

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Treponema pallidum polA gene
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2015-03-13
Construct for LOINC Short Name
T pallidum polA

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 梅毒螺旋体 PolA 基因
Synonyms: 梅毒螺旋体（苍白螺旋体、苍白密螺旋体） PolA 基因
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Treponema pallidum gen (PolA)
it-IT Italian (Italy) Treponema pallidum (PolA), gene
Synonyms: Treponema pallidum gene (PolA)
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Treponema pallidum (PolA) geni
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Treponema pallidum (PolA) gen