Whole-genome sequencing of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis isolates from Gadarif State, Sudan

Whole-genome sequencing of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis isolates from Gadarif State, Sudan

Abstract Background Trachoma, caused by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Sudan first reported trachoma in the 1930s and has since been consistently endemic. Ocular C. trachomatis previously isolated from trachoma patients in Sudan in 1963 was anti...

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Main Authors: Abdulazeem Abdulsalam Ibrahim Alkhidir, Martin J. Holland, Wafa Ibrahim Elhag, Charlotte A. Williams, Judith Breuer, Abdah Elfatih Elemam, Khalid Mohamed Khalid El Hussain, Mohammed Elfatih Hussein Ournasseir, Harry Pickering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trachoma
Ocular
Chlamydia trachomatis
Genomics
Whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3770-7

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