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Forward Genetic Approaches in Chlamydia trachomatis
Published on: October 23, 2013
Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in school adolescents, Italy
Paola Stefanelli1, Giorgia Sulis2, Giovanna Renna3
1Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immuno-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy. paola.stefanelli@iss.it.
Abstract:
Chlamydia trachomatis genogroups using ompA and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were determined in consecutive isolates from school students aged 18 or older in the district of Brescia, Italy, 2012-2013. Among 40 samples, 4 ompA genovars and 18 STs were identified. Genovar E predominated (70 %) including five STs derived from ST59 (29 % of all isolates). This study, combining ompA and MLST typing of C. trachomatis school teenagers, suggests limited mixing and sexual interchange in this population.
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