Chlamydia trachomatis secretion of proteases for manipulating host signaling pathways

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue FEB, 2011, Pages

  Zhong, Guangming ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Pathogenesis; Proteases; Secretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455252729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00014     Document Type: Article

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