A striking difference between B. burgdorferi and T. pallidum is their total genomic structure.Although both pathogens have small genomes, compared with many well known bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the genomic structure of B. burgdorferi Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum: a comparison of functional genomics, environmental adaptations, and pathogenic mechanisms
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