Spread of clonal genovar E Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men

In a previous study, we developed a Multi-Locus VNTRs Analysis (MLVA) typing system, called MLVA-5, for the discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis genovar E strain. The results suggested the clonal spread of a MLVA-5 type 21 strain among men who have sex with men (MSM). We applied the MLVA-5 typing...

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Main Authors: Arabella Touati, Björn Herrmann, Nadège Hénin, Cécile Laurier-Nadalié, Cécile Bébéar, Bertille de Barbeyrac, Olivia Peuchant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8555804/?tool=EBI