title: High-resolution typing reveals distinct Chlamydia trachomatis strains in an at-risk population in Nanjing, China.
abstract: We investigated Chlamydia trachomatis strains from Nanjing, China, and whether these strains differed from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. C. trachomatis type was determined with multilocus sequence typing. Most strains were specific to Nanjing, but some clustered with strains from Amsterdam. This demonstrates a geographical variation in C. trachomatis previously left undetected.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. sbruisten@ggd.amsterdam.nl
authors.forename: Reinier J M
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bom
authors.forename: Anneke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van den Hoek
authors.forename: Qianqiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fuquan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Henry J C
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
authors.forename: Sylvia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bruisten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058885:Multilocus Sequence Typing; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial