Hypervirulent <named-content content-type="genus-species">Chlamydia trachomatis</named-content> Clinical Strain Is a Recombinant between Lymphogranuloma Venereum (L<sub>2</sub>) and D Lineages
ABSTRACT Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes a diversity of severe and debilitating diseases worldwide. Sporadic and ongoing outbreaks of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) strains among men who have sex with men (MSM) support the need for research on virulence facto...
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Main Authors: | Naraporn Somboonna, Raymond Wan, David M. Ojcius, Matthew A. Pettengill, Sandeep J. Joseph, Alexander Chang, Ray Hsu, Timothy D. Read, Deborah Dean |
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Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/514aa54432b64bba83cc363007c38c7c |
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