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Population-based genetic and evolutionary analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital strain variation in the United States.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2004
Millman Kim, Black Carolyn M, Johnson Robert E, Stamm Walter E, Jones Robert B, Hook Edward W, Martin David H, Bolan Gail, Tavaré Simon, Dean Deborah
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia trachomatis is a major cause of ocular and sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. While much of our knowledge about its genetic diversity comes from serotyping or ompA genotyping, no quantitative assessment of genetic diversity within serotypes has been performed. To accomplish this,...
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