Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor, ...

Conclusions Our study using multiple detection methods confirms that MD is a true somatic illness associated with Borrelia spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. Further studies are needed to ...

Data Synthesis: Syphilis is a spirochetal disease that has plagued mankind for centuries. Following a low incidence of syphilis in the US for the last 2 decades, rates are now increasing both in ...

This project builds on recent work reporting tick transmission of relapsing fever spirochetes and genome sequencing of ... These projects will define the disease burden and ecology in regions of the ...

 This disease is caused by the spiral-shaped bacteria ... but more prevalent in tropical regions, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Wild mammals, particularly rodents, represent ...