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Spread of clonal genovar E Chlamydia trachomatis among men who have sex with men
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0259274 (2021), PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2021.
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Abstract
- In a previous study, we developed a Multi-Locus VNTRs Analysis (MLVA) typing system, called MLVA-5, for the discrimination of Chlamydia trachomatis genovar E strain. The results suggested the clonal spread of a MLVA-5 type 21 strain among men who have sex with men (MSM). We applied the MLVA-5 typing method on 157 French anorectal genovar E specimens and 19 Swedish specimens collected between 2010 and 2015. A total of 29 MLVA-5 types was obtained, with three predominant types among French samples: 78 specimens belonged to MLVA-5 type 21, two other types, 11 and 13, included 9 and 14 specimens, respectively. In 15 cases, one unique MLVA-5 type was observed for a single patient, 7 of which were new types not previously described. The distribution of MLVA-5 types according to sexual orientation showed that the 7 anorectal specimens from heterosexual patients belonged to 6 genotypes, and the 12 anorectal specimens from bisexual patients comprised eight types. The 95 anorectal specimens from MSM were distributed into 22 types, but 55 (57.9%) of them belonged to MLVA-5 type 21. Among the Swedish specimens from MSM, eight were from MLVA-type 21 (4 urines and 4 anorectal specimens). The results support the hypothesis of the spread of clonal genovar E strain among MSM.
- Subjects :
- Male
Bisexuals
Physiology
Chlamydia trachomatis
Urine
medicine.disease_cause
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Geographical locations
Men who have sex with men
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Genotype
Medicine and Health Sciences
Chlamydia
Multidisciplinary
Geography
Single patient
Bacterial Pathogens
Body Fluids
Europe
Variable number tandem repeat
Phylogeography
Biogeography
Medical Microbiology
Medicine
France
Pathogens
Anatomy
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Science
Men WHO Have Sex with Men
Multiple Loci VNTR Analysis
Biology
Microbiology
Microbiology in the medical area
medicine
Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området
Genetics
Humans
Heterosexuals
Typing
European Union
Microbial Pathogens
Gynecology
Sweden
Evolutionary Biology
Bacteria
Population Biology
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Chlamydia Infections
bacterial infections and mycoses
People and Places
Earth Sciences
Population Groupings
Population Genetics
Sexuality Groupings
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0c1cd40783740f24bc2ccab1ddfa20ae