Outer membrane protein A gene sequencing demonstrates the polyphyletic nature of koala Chlamydia pecorum isolates

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-200

  Jackson, Michael ^a   Giffard, Philip ^a   Timms, Peter ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chamydia pecorum; Koala; ompA gene sequencing; Phylogenetic diversity

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

BOS TAURUS; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; METATHERIA; OVIS ARIES; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030746529     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80065-3     Document Type: Article

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