Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 genotypic diversity and concordance with sexual network data

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 279-286

  Cabral, Teresa ^a   Jolly, Ann M ^c   Wylie, John L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CANADA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMP1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; PORINS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037439438     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/346048     Document Type: Article

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