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

Yvonne Pannekoek¹ , Giovanna Morelli² , Barica Kusecek² , Servaas A Morré³ , Jacobus M Ossewaarde⁴ , Ankie A Langerak¹ and Arie van der Ende¹

¹Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

²Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany

³Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Section Immunogenetics of Infectious Diseases, & Department of Internal Medicine, Section Infectious Diseases, Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

⁴Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Centre and Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Medisch Centrum Rijnmond-Zuid, Rotterdam, The Netherlands