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The molecular epidemiology of genital Chlamydia trachomatis in the greater Reykjavik area, Iceland.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Mar 2003
Jónsdóttir Kristín, Kristjánsson Már, Hjaltalín Olafsson Jón, Steingrímsson Olafur
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The diversity in MOMP (major outer membrane protein) of Chlamydia trachomatis is thought to be necessary for the bacteria to survive in its environment. The rate of change in the omp1 gene (coding for MOMP) is not known. Iceland offers a good opportunity to study the epidemiology of chlamydial infections because the population is small (280,000) and geographically well defined. GOAL: The goal was to...
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