Recombinant Biotinylated Treponema pallidum p17 [GST]

Target

T. pallidum P17

Nature

Recombinant

Tag/Conjugate

GST

Molecular Weight

57 kDa

Alternative Names

T. pallidum P17; Treponema pallidum p17

Purity

> 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE

Format

Liquid

Buffer

20 mM phosphate buffer, pH8.0, 0.15 M NaCl

Preservative

None

Storage

Store at -20°C to -80°C

Introduction

Treponema pallidum is a gram-negative spirochaete bacterium and is considered to be metabolically crippled. There are at least four known subspecies: T. pallidum pallidum, T. pallidum pertenue, T. pallidum carateum and T. pallidum endemicum. The helical structure of T. pallidum pallidum allows it to move in a corkscrew motion through viscous mediums such as mucus. Treponema pallidum sub sp. pallidum has one of the smallest bacterial genomes at 1.14 million base pairs (Mb) and has limited metabolic capabilities, reflecting its adaptation through genome reduction to the rich environment of mammalian tissue.

Keywords

T. pallidum; Treponema pallidum; T. pallidum p17; Syphilis