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Chlamydia trachomatis: when the virulence-associated genome backbone imports a prevalence-associated major antigen signature.
Microbial genomics - 1 Nov 2019
Borges Vítor, Cordeiro Dora, Salas Ana Isabel, Lodhia Zohra, Correia Cristina, Isidro Joana, Fernandes Cândida, Rodrigues Ana Maria, Azevedo Jacinta, Alves João, Roxo João, Rocha Miguel, Côrte-Real Rita, Vieira Luís, Borrego Maria José, Gomes João Paulo
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterium worldwide and the causative agent of trachoma. Its strains are classified according to their ompA genotypes, which are strongly linked to differential tissue tropism and disease outcomes [ocular disease, urogenital disease and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)]. While the genome-based species phylogenetic tree presents four main clades...
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