A new genetic variant of Chlamydia trachomatis

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-254

  Herrmann, Björn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; EDITORIAL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34547731963     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.026260     Document Type: Editorial

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