Recombinant Treponema pallidum TmpA (partial)

Protein is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon arrival, Store at -20C. Stability: Five years frozen. One month in solution at room temperature.

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. The, E. coli, derived 68 kDa recombinant protein contains the Trp. Pallidum TmpA immunodominant regions, 23-41 amino acids and 288-325 amino acids.

Immunoreactive with sera of Trp. Pallidum infected individuals.