PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - G H Wong
AU  - B Steiner
AU  - S Graves
TI  - Effect of four serum components on survival of Treponema pallidum and its attachment to rabbit cells in vitro.
AID  - 10.1136/sti.62.1.1
DP  - 1986 Feb 01
TA  - Genitourinary Medicine
PG  - 1--3
VI  - 62
IP  - 1
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/62/1/1.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/62/1/1.full
SO  - Genitourin Med1986 Feb 01; 62
AB  - Transferrin and, to a lesser extent, insulin were two components of serum that enhanced the survival of Treponema pallidum in microaerophilic, acellular medium. These two components also enhanced the attachment of T pallidum to baby rabbit genital organ (BRGO) cells in both aerobic and microaerophilic tissue culture systems. Growth hormone and epidermal growth factor marginally enhanced the attachment of T pallidum to BRGO cells.