PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - S R Graves AU - M S Wachter AU - R C Johnson TI - Failure to infect gnotobiotic colostrum-deprived, and normal piglets with Treponema pallidum (Nichols). AID - 10.1136/sti.51.3.213 DP - 1975 Jun 01 TA - The British Journal of Venereal Diseases PG - 213--214 VI - 51 IP - 3 4099 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/51/3/213.short 4100 - http://sti.bmj.com/content/51/3/213.full SO - Br J Vener Dis1975 Jun 01; 51 AB - Normal piglets kept at 16 degrees C. and gnotobiotic piglets kept at 32 degrees C. rapidly destroyed Treponema pallidum, while gnotobiotic piglets kept at 26 degrees C. showed slightly slower clearance. No infections were established. The high body temperature of the piglets has an important influence on the survival of T. pallidum.