Whole-genome sequencing reveals evidence for inter-species transmission of the yaws bacterium among nonhuman primates in Tanzania
The model estimations predicted that the inter-species transmission happened recently, within decades, roughly in an order of magnitude shorter time compared to time needed for the natural diversification of all tested TPE of Tanzanian NHP origin. Moreover, the geographical separation of the sampling sites (NPs) does not preclude TPE transmission between and within NHP species.
Authors
- Christian Roos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0190-4266)
- David Šmajs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4176-3464)
- Nikola Tom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7440-0515)
- Klára Janečková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-927X)
- Pavla Fedrová
- Idrissa S. Chuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6622-8321)
- Petr Andrla
- Sascha Knauf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5744-4946)
- Simone Lueert
- Julius D. Keyyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-4987)
Institutions
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE)
- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TZ)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- German Primate Center (DE)
- Tanzania National Parks (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012887
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft