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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Main Authors: Kensuke Shima, Mary M. Weber, Christiane Schnee, Konrad Sachse, Nadja Käding, Matthias Klinger, Jan Rupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00787-20