Expression patterns of five polymorphic membrane proteins during the Chlamydia abortus developmental cycle

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 525-529

  Wheelhouse, Nick ^a   Sait, Michelle ^a   Wilson, Kim ^a   Aitchison, Kevin ^a   McLean, Kevin ^a   Smith, David G E ^a,b   Longbottom, David ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Chlamydia abortus; Polymorphic membrane protein

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN 10G; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN 13G; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN 16G; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN 17G; POLYMORPHIC MEMBRANE PROTEIN 18D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; FLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE;

CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS;

EID: 84869090345     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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