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Typing Chlamydia trachomatis: from egg yolk to nanotechnology.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Pedersen Lisbeth Nørum, Herrmann Bjørn, Møller Jens Kjølseth
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A historical review is provided of the various methods used for half a century to differentiate and type Chlamydia trachomatis strains. Typing of C. trachomatis is an important tool for revealing transmission patterns in sexual networks, and enabling association with clinical manifestations and pathogenicity. Serotyping using the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) has been the mainstay of epidemiological work...
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