Interrelationship between Polymorphisms ofincA, Fusogenic Properties ofChlamydia trachomatisStrains, and Clinical Manifestations in Patients in The Netherlands
- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (5) , 2441-2443
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.43.5.2441-2443.2005
Abstract
IncA variation among Dutch Chlamydia trachomatis isolates was investigated. Of 98 strains, two carried an incA with a premature stop codon, lacked IncA, and were nonfusogenic, while 96 contained an intact incA, expressed IncA, and were fusogenic. Among these 96 strains, nine IncA sequence types were found, of which the three most frequently encountered (88% of the strains) were randomly distributed among symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.Keywords
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