Polymorphic membrane protein H has evolved in parallel with the three disease-causing groups of Chlamydia trachomatis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1200-1208

  Stothard, Diane R ^a   Toth, Gregory A ^a   Batteiger, Byron E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN H; PROTEIN PMPA; PROTEIN PMPE; PROTEIN PMPH; PROTEIN PMPI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEROTYPE; TRACHOMA; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037371568     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.3.1200-1208.2003     Document Type: Article

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