Genomic epidemiology and population structure of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from remote highly endemic Western Australian populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhoea, the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection in Australia. One of the highest notification rates of gonorrhoea is found in the remote regions of Western Australia (WA). Unlike isolates from the major Australian population centres, the remote community isolates have low rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Population structure and whole-genome comparison of 59 isolates from the Western Australian N. gonorrhoeae collection were used to investigate relatedness of isolates cultured in the metropolitan and remote areas. Core genome phylogeny, multilocus sequencing typing (MLST), N. gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST) and N. gonorrhoeae sequence typing for antimicrobial resistance (NG-STAR) in add

SUBMITTER: Al Suwayyid BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6889462 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature