Whole Genome Sequencing of a Chlamydia trachomatis Strain Responsible for a Case of Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Italy

A Marangoni, S Amadesi, ME Djusse, C Foschi… - Current Issues in …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic sexually transmitted infection caused by
Chlamydia trachomatis serovars L1 to L3. The current LGV cases in Europe are mainly …

Lymphogranuloma venereum genovariants in men having sex with men in Italy

A Marangoni, C Foschi, F Tartari, V Gaspari… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2021 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is an STI caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
serovars L1-L3. In Europe, the current epidemic is caused mainly by L2b genovariant …

Chlamydia trachomatis: genome sequence analysis of lymphogranuloma venereum isolates

NR Thomson, MTG Holden, C Carder… - Genome …, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections in the
UK, a statistic that is also reflected globally. There are three biovariants of C. trachomatis …

Ongoing evolution of Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum: exploring the genomic diversity of circulating strains

HMB Seth-Smith, A Bénard, SM Bruisten… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), the invasive infection of the sexually transmissible
infection (STI) Chlamydia trachomatis, is caused by strains from the LGV biovar, most …

Deep comparative genomics among Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum isolates highlights genes potentially involved in pathoadaptation

V Borges, JP Gomes - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2015 - Elsevier
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a human sexually transmitted disease caused by the
obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (serovars L1–L3). LGV clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Changing pattern of Chlamydia trachomatis strains in lymphogranuloma venereum outbreak, France, 2010–2015

O Peuchant, A Touati, C Sperandio… - Emerging infectious …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe a change in the molecular epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis strains
involved in an outbreak of rectal lymphogranuloma venereum in France during January …

New Chlamydia trachomatis L2 strains identified in a recent outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum in Vienna, Austria

G Stary, T Meyer, C Bangert, N Kohrgruber… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Since 2003, an ongoing outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV),
caused by Chlamydia trachomatis biovar L2b, has been reported among men who have sex …

Did L strains responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum proctitis spread among people with genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in France in 2013?

A Touati, C Vernay-Vaisse, M Janier… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
We retrospectively analyzed 1802 nonrectal Chlamydia trachomatis–positive specimens to
determine if the L strains responsible for rectal Lymphogranuloma venereum in men who …

Transcontinental Dissemination of the L2b/D-Da Recombinant Chlamydia trachomatis Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Strain: Need of Broad Multi-Country …

V Borges, J Isidro, C Correia, D Cordeiro… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Previously, we identified a Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
recombinant strain possessing a non-LGV ompA genotype. Here, culture-independent …

ompA Sequencing and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Cases in Buenos Aires Reveal New Chlamydia trachomatis Genotypes

KA Büttner, AC Entrocassi, ML Gallo Vaulet… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since the Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) outbreak was first described in Buenos Aires
in 2017, the detected strains presented peculiar characteristics. Our goal was to increase the …