Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Chlamydia trachomatis Strains

Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Chlamydia trachomatis Strains

We analyzed by multilocus sequence typing 77 lymphogranuloma venereum Chlamydia trachomatis strains from men who have sex with men in Europe and the United States. Specimens from an outbreak in 2003 in Europe were monoclonal. In contrast, several strains were in the United States in the 1980s, inclu...

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Main Authors: Linus Christerson, Henry J.C. de Vries, Bertille de Barbeyrac, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Birgit Henrich, Steen Hoffmann, Julius Schachter, Johannes Thorvaldsen, Martí Vall-Mayans, Markus Klint, Björn Herrmann, Servaas A. Morré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chlamydia trachomatis
lymphogranuloma venereum
outer membrane protein A
multilocus sequence typing
men who have sex with men
Europe
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/11/10-0379_article

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