Differences in Chlamydia trachomatis growth rates in human keratinocytes among lymphogranuloma venereum reference strains and clinical isolates

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1565-1569

  Joubert, Bronwyn C ^a   Sturm, A Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KERATINOCYTE; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80054738325     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032169-0     Document Type: Article

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