Detailed molecular epidemiology of Chlamydia trachomatis in the population of Southampton attending the genitourinary medicine clinic in 2012-13 reveals the presence of long established genotypes and transitory sexual networks

• Clare Labiran,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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• David Rowen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of GU Medicine, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom

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• Ian Nicholas Clarke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Molecular Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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• Peter Marsh

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Peter.Marsh@suht.swest.nhs.uk

  Affiliation Public Health England, Public Health Laboratory Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7073-7268

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