Genomic analysis of an attenuated Chlamydia abortus live vaccine strain reveals defects in central metabolism and surface proteins

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4161-4167

  Burall, L S ^a   Rodolakis, A ^b   Rekiki, A ^b,d   Myers, G S A ^c   Bavoil, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UR1282   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Mutabilis   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; LIPOPROTEIN; LIVE VACCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN PHOH; MEMBRANE PROTEIN PMPG; NITROSOGUANIDINE; PYRUVATE KINASE; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOGENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GLYCINE HYDROXYMETHYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHIONINE-TRNA LIGASE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; VACCINES, ATTENUATED; VIRULENCE;

EID: 69049101194     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00189-09     Document Type: Article

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