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Clustering of Polymorphic Membrane Protein E Clade in Chlamydia trachomatis Lineages from Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2024
Mitobe Morika, Kubota Hiroaki, Kobayashi Kai, Miyake Hirofumi, Takano Misao, Mizushima Daisuke, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Oka Shinichi, Suzuki Jun, Sadamasu Kenji
Abstract excerpt
Several Chlamydia trachomatis lineages identified through outer membrane protein A genotyping or multilocus sequence typing have been circulating worldwide among men who have sex with men. In a study in Tokyo, Japan, we demonstrate that such lineages commonly belong to a specific polymorphic membrane protein E clade across genotypes.
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