Development of a Plasmid Shuttle Vector System for Genetic Manipulation of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Chlamydia psittaci</named-content>
ABSTRACT The obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci is a known avian pathogen causing psittacosis in birds and is capable of zoonotic transmission. In human pulmonary infections, C. psittaci can cause pneumonia associated with significant mortality if inadequately diagnosed and treated....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-08-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00787-20 |