Experience of molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of N. gonorrhoeae strains in the Russian Federation

The article presents results of the molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of N. Gonorrhoeae strains in the Russian Federation conducted based on a large sample of N. Gonorrhoeae strains. A considerable genetic variety of N. Gonorrhoeae strains circulating in the territory of the Russian Federation was revealed, which can serve as an evidence of a high rate of accumulation of por and tbp gene mutations among the Russian population of N. Gonorrhoeae strains. The authors established the genetic relationship between individual sequence types of N. Gonorrhoeae strains, and revealed total and dominating sequence types of N. Gonorrhoeae strains found both in different territories of the Russian Federation and abroad, which confirms that such strains can be transferred between different territories of the Russian Federation and from abroad due to active migration of population.