Spirochetes Unwound
Blogging about those twisty bacteria known as spirochetes
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Monday, November 26, 2012
A post-Thanksgiving story of leptospirosis
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I'm about half way through 1491 , a book that gives readers a view of the Americas before Columbus showed up. It also describes the dev...
Friday, June 22, 2012
Looking for the syphilis spirochete in ancient bones
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PCR is a powerful tool that has been used to detect microbial DNA in human remains unearthed by archaeologists. This approach has helped re...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Still no solid evidence for the Old World origin of syphilis
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The first recorded syphilis epidemic flared up in war-torn Naples in 1494, only two years after Columbus discovered the New World. From the...
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