Interrelationship between polymorphisms of incA, fusogenic properties of Chlamydia trachomatis strains, and clinical manifestations in patients in The Netherlands

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2441-2443

  Pannekoek, Yvonne ^a   Spaargaren, Joke ^b   Langerak, Ankie A J ^a   Merks, Judith ^b   Morré, Servaas A ^c   Van Der Ende, Arie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STOP CODON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 18544384700     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2441-2443.2005     Document Type: Article

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