Genomic Analysis of Doxycycline Resistance–Associated 16S rRNA Mutations in <i>Treponema pallidum</i> Subspecies <i>pallidum</i>
We inspected 16S rRNA sequences of 784 publicly available Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum genomes and 17 new T. pallidum subsp. pallidum genomes from Canada for putative mutations associated with doxycycline resistance. Variants were detected in 9 non-Canada genomes. These findings establish a global genomic baseline for monitoring doxycycline resistance in syphilis.
Authors
- Thomas Braukmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-3776)
- Maud Vallée
- George S. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-9848)
- Mackenzie Neale
- Paul Van Caeseele
- RSW Tsang
- Jessica Minion
- Sara Tyron
- Todd Hatchette
- Nishant K. Singh
- Muhammad Morshed
- Venkata R. Duvvuri
- Vanessa Allen
- Samir N. Patel
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3202.251060
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00