Chlamydial genomics and vaccine antigen discovery

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Stephens, Richard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENOME; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034048999     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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