Microvirus of Chlamydia psittaci strain Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis: Isolation and molecular characterization

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1651-1660

  Hsia, Ru Ching ^a   Ting, Li Min ^b   Bavoil, Patrik M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Capsid protein; Chlamydia; Rep protein

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; POLYPEPTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLIPHAGE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GUINEA PIG; MICROVIRIDAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPIROPLASMA; VIRION;

CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; SPIROPLASMA MELLIFERUM;

EID: 0033926075     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-7-1651     Document Type: Article

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