Virulence of feline Chlamydia psittaci in mice is not a function of the major outer membrane protein (MOMP)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 355-368

  May, S W ^a,b   Kelling, C L ^a   Sabara, M ^b   Sandbulte, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cat; Chlamydia psittaci; Genetics; Mouse; Omp1; Outer membrane protein; Virulence

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSITTACOSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030459345     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01257-6     Document Type: Article

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