Genomic analyses of the Chlamydia trachomatis core genome show an association between chromosomal genome, plasmid type and disease

Comprehensive global genome dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis show ancient diversification followed by contemporary mixing and recent lineage expansion

(2017) James Hadfield et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Prevalence of plasmid-bearing and plasmid-free Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women who visited obstetrics and gynecology clinics in Malaysia

(2016) Tee Cian Yeow et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Population and Functional Genomics of Neisseria Revealed with Gene-by-Gene Approaches

(2016) Martin C. J. Maiden et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chlamydia trachomatis from Australian Aboriginal people with trachoma are polyphyletic composed of multiple distinctive lineages

(2016) Patiyan Andersson et al.   Nature Communications

Global Multilocus Sequence Type Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains from 16 Countries

(2015) Björn Herrmann et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

UrogenitalChlamydia trachomatisstrain types, defined by high-resolution multilocus sequence typing, in relation to ethnicity and urogenital symptoms among a young screening population in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(2015) Bart Versteeg et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

ClonalFrameML: Efficient Inference of Recombination in Whole Bacterial Genomes

(2015) Xavier Didelot et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

A gene-by-gene population genomics platform: de novo assembly, annotation and genealogical analysis of 108 representative Neisseria meningitidis genomes

(2015) Holly B Bratcher et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Global Estimates of the Prevalence and Incidence of Four Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in 2012 Based on Systematic Review and Global Reporting

(2015) Lori Newman et al.   PLoS One

No indication for tissue tropism in urogenital and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis infections using high-resolution multilocus sequence typing

(2014) Bart Versteeg et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Plasmid CDS5 Influences Infectivity and Virulence in a Mouse Model of Chlamydia trachomatis Urogenital Infection

(2014) K. H. Ramsey et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Evolution, phylogeny, and molecular epidemiology of Chlamydia

(2014) Alexandra Nunes et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

2013 European guideline on the management of lymphogranuloma venereum

(2014) H.J.C. de Vries et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY

Trachoma

(2014) Hugh R Taylor et al.   LANCET

Genetic variation inChlamydia trachomatisand their hosts: impact on disease severity and tissue tropism

(2013) Hossam Abdelsamed et al.   Future Microbiology

Whole-genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis directly from clinical samples without culture

(2013) H. M. B. Seth-Smith et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Chlamydia trachomatis Plasmid-Encoded Pgp4 Is a Transcriptional Regulator of Virulence-Associated Genes

(2013) Lihua Song et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Genomic features beyond Chlamydia trachomatis phenotypes: What do we think we know?

(2013) Alexandra Nunes et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis Plasmid-Encoded Open Reading Frames

(2013) S. Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Assessment of the load and transcriptional dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid according to strains’ tissue tropism

(2013) Rita Ferreira et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

High-Resolution Typing Reveals Distinct Chlamydia trachomatis Strains in an At-Risk Population in Nanjing, China

(2013) Reinier J.M. Bom et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Plasmid deficiency in urogenital isolates ofChlamydia trachomatisreduces infectivity and virulence in a mouse model

(2013) Ira M. Sigar et al.   Pathogens and Disease

Resolution of a Meningococcal Disease Outbreak from Whole-Genome Sequence Data with Rapid Web-Based Analysis Methods

(2012) K. A. Jolley et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Population Genomics of Chlamydia trachomatis: Insights on Drift, Selection, Recombination, and Population Structure

(2012) Sandeep J. Joseph et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Whole-genome analysis of diverse Chlamydia trachomatis strains identifies phylogenetic relationships masked by current clinical typing

(2012) Simon R Harris et al.   NATURE GENETICS

BIGSdb: Scalable analysis of bacterial genome variation at the population level

(2011) Keith A Jolley et al.   BMC BIOINFORMATICS

A live-attenuated chlamydial vaccine protects against trachoma in nonhuman primates

(2011) Laszlo Kari et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Mosaic structure of intragenic repetitive elements in histone H1-like protein Hc2 varies within serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis

(2010) Markus Klint et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Biological Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis Plasticity Zone MACPF Domain Family Protein CT153

(2010) L. D. Taylor et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Infectivity Acts asIn VivoSelection for Maintenance of the Chlamydial Cryptic Plasmid

(2010) Marsha Russell et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Phylogenetic Analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis Tarp and Correlation with Clinical Phenotype

(2010) E. I. Lutter et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Genome Sequencing of Recent Clinical Chlamydia trachomatis Strains Identifies Loci Associated with Tissue Tropism and Regions of Apparent Recombination

(2010) B. M. Jeffrey et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Characterization of Pgp3, a Chlamydia trachomatis Plasmid-Encoded Immunodominant Antigen

(2010) D. Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

The Swedish new variant of Chlamydia trachomatis: genome sequence, morphology, cell tropism and phenotypic characterization

(2010) M. Unemo et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Co-evolution of genomes and plasmids within Chlamydia trachomatis and the emergence in Sweden of a new variant strain

(2009) Helena MB Seth-Smith et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Delayed Microbial Cure of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Proctitis with Doxycycline Treatment

(2009) Henry J. C. de Vries et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Immunization with the attenuated plasmidless Chlamydia trachomatis L2(25667R) strain provides partial protection in a murine model of female genitourinary tract infection

(2009) Norma Olivares-Zavaleta et al.   VACCINE

Multi locus sequence typing of Chlamydiales: clonal groupings within the obligate intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis

(2008) Yvonne Pannekoek et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Trachoma: global magnitude of a preventable cause of blindness

(2008) S P Mariotti et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

The Chlamydial Plasmid-Encoded Protein pgp3 Is Secreted into the Cytosol of Chlamydia-Infected Cells

(2008) Z. Li et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Chlamydia trachomatis Plasmid Is a Transcriptional Regulator of Chromosomal Genes and a Virulence Factor

(2008) J. H. Carlson et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY