Comparative expression profiling of the Chlamydia trachomatis pmp gene family for clinical and reference strains.

Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular pathogen, is a leading worldwide cause of ocular and urogenital diseases. Advances have been made in our understanding of the nine-member polymorphic membrane protein (Pmp) gene (pmp) family of C. trachomatis. However, there is only limited informatio...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Nunes, João P Gomes, Sally Mead, Carlos Florindo, Helena Correia, Maria J Borrego, Deborah Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1963315?pdf=render