Analysis of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mononuclear cells by reverse transcription-PCR targeted to chlamydial gene transcripts

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-154

  Mannonen, Laura ^a,b   Markkula, Eveliina ^a   Puolakkainen, Mirja ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Mononuclear cells; Persistent infection; RT PCR; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MONOCYTES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79961207506     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-011-0184-3     Document Type: Article

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