Genomic and phenotypic characterization of in vitro-generated Chlamydia trachomatis recombinants

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jeffrey, Brendan M ^a   Suchland, Robert J ^b   Eriksen, Steven G ^a   Sandoz, Kelsi M ^a   Rockey, Daniel D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Chlamydia; Hotspot; Recombination; Secondary inclusions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSSING OVER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE;

EID: 84879101284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-142     Document Type: Article

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