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This book's publication fittingly coincides with the 100th anniversary of the discovery of "Spirochaeta pallida" (Treponema palladium), the cause of syphilis. Radolf (U. of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington) and Lukehart (U. of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle) also point out that current genetic and molecular tools have broadened understanding of the role of treponemal infections beyond syphilis (e.g., in the transmission of HIV, periodontal disease, and some types of dermatitis). Contributors to 18 chapters review this evolution in thinking about T. palladum and new insights into Treponeme diversity, genomics, and cellular and molecular biology. Musher and Schell, the authors of the classic Pathogenesis and Immunology of Treponemal Infections (1983), praise this volume's contribution to the field. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
