Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Complete genome sequence of treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete.

VENTER, John Craig (1946 – ) Wikipedia

SMITH, Hamilton Othanel (1931 – ) Wikipedia

FRASER, Claire M. (1955 – ) wikipedia

NORRIS, Steven J. gsbs.uth.edu

WEINSTOCK, George M. (1949 – ) wikipedia

& et al.

Science, 281, 375-388. 1998.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Fraser, Norris, Weinstock....Smith, Venter. Sequence of the genome of the bacterium that causes syphilis.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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BACTERIOLOGY › BACTERIA (mostly pathogenic; sometimes indexed only to genus) › Spirochetes › Treponema BIOLOGY › MOLECULAR BIOLOGY › Genomics › Pathogenomics INFECTIOUS DISEASE › SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES › Syphilis WOMEN, Publications by › Years 1900 - 1999

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Entry Number	#11342
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/13540
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	complete-genome-sequence-of-treponema-pallidum-the-syphilis-spirochete