Borges, VitorCordeiro, DoraSalas, Ana IsabelLodhia, ZohraCorreia, CristinaIsidro, JoanaFernandes, CândidaRodrigues, AnaAzevedo, JacintaAlves, JoãoRôxo, JoãoRocha, MiguelCorte-Real, RitaVieira, LuísBorrego, Maria JoséGomes, João Paulo2020-09-152020-09-152019-09-19http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7195Chlamydia trachomatis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterium worldwide and the causative agent of trachoma. Its strains are classified according to their ompA genotypes, which are strongly linked to differential tissue tropism and disease outcomes [ocular disease, urogenital disease and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)]. While the genome-based species phylogenetic tree presents four main clades correlating with tropism/prevalence, namely ocular, LGV, urogenital T1 (more prevalent genotypes) and urogenital T2 (less prevalent genotypes), inter-clade exchange of ompA is considered a rare phenomenon probably mediating marked tropism alterations. An LGV epidemic, associated with the clonal expansion of the L2b genotype, has emerged in the last few decades, raising concerns particularly due to its atypical clinical presentation (ulcerative proctitis) and circulation among men who have sex with men (MSM).engChlamydia trachomatis;Inter-clade ExchangeLymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)ompAOutbreakRecombinationInfecções Sexualmente Transmissíveisconference object