Complete Genome Sequence of Chlamydia trachomatis Ocular Serovar C Strain TW-3.
Chlamydia trachomatis is the etiological agent of trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. We report here the first complete and annotated genome of a C. trachomatis trachoma-causing serovar C strain (strain TW-3). The chromosome and plasmid are 1,043,554 bp and 7,501 bp in length, respectively.
Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal.
Vítor
V
Borges
Miguel
M
Pinheiro
Luís
L
Vieira
Daniel A
DA
Sampaio
Alexandra
A
Nunes
Maria J
MJ
Borrego
João P
JP
Gomes