Phylogenetic analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis tarp and correlation with clinical phenotype

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3678-3688

  Lutter, Erika I ^a   Bonner, Christine ^b   Holland, Martin J ^c,d   Suchland, Robert J ^e   Stamm, Walter E ^e   Jewett, Travis J ^a,f   McClarty, Grant ^b   Hackstadt, Ted ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; TRANSLOCATED ACTIN RECRUITING PHOSPHOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OMP1 PROTEIN, CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; PORIN;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ACTINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PORINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID;

EID: 77956639684     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00515-10     Document Type: Article

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