Genomic diversity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates in Kenya revealed by MLST, NG-MAST, and NG-STAR typing
Mary Wandia Kivata, Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase, Wallace Dimbuson Bulimo, Valerie Oundo, Esther Waguche, Wilton Mwema Mbinda, Margaret Wanjiku Mbuchi · 2026
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Mary Wandia Kivata and colleagues sequenced the gonorrhea bacterium from thirty-five patients across four regions of Kenya to chart which strains circulate and how they relate. Molecular surveillance of this infection is thin in Kenya, yet drug resistance in gonorrhea is a global emergency. Three typing schemes were applied to the same isolates, one of them designed specifically to track resistance.
The schemes found a wide spread of types, including many never recorded before: most of the fine-grained types were new to the databases. One established type appeared most often. A diverse, fast-changing strain pool complicates control, and a first detailed map like this gives Kenyan clinics and reference laboratories the baseline needed to spot resistant newcomers early.
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| CREATOR | Mary Wandia Kivata, Fredrick Lunyagi Eyase, Wallace Dimbuson Bulimo, Valerie Oundo, Esther Waguche, Wilton Mwema Mbinda, Margaret Wanjiku Mbuchi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38190 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |