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Putting a twist in syphilis vaccine development

Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 20, page 577 (2022)Cite this article

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This Genome Watch highlights how population genomic strategies can aid in the development of an effective syphilis vaccine.

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Grillová, L. Putting a twist in syphilis vaccine development. Nat Rev Microbiol 20, 577 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-022-00784-z

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