Fusion of Chlamydia trachomatis-containing inclusions is inhibited at low temperatures and requires bacterial protein synthesis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5364-5371

  Van Ooij, Christiaan ^a   Homola, Ellen ^b   Kincaid, Eleanor ^a   Engel, Joanne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL INCLUSION; CELL MATURATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0032444766     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5364-5371.1998     Document Type: Article

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