Chlamydia genomics: Providing novel insights into chlamydial biology

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 464-472

  Bachmann, Nathan L ^a   Polkinghorne, Adam ^a   Timms, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Genomics; Host adaptation

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA AVIUM; CHLAMYDIA GALLINACEA; CHLAMYDIA PECORUM; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CYTOLOGY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EVOLUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OMPA GENE; ORNITHOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRACHOMA; TROPISM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIACEAE;

ANIMALS; CHLAMYDIA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84905105696     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.04.013     Document Type: Review

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