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Subspecies variation in Greek strains of Chlamydophila abortus.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Mar 2002
Siarkou Victoria, Lambropoulos Alexandros F, Chrisafi Sofia, Kotsis Alexandros, Papadopoulos Orestis
Abstract excerpt
The Greek chlamydial strains FAS, FAG, VPG and LLG, isolated from aborted sheep or goat foetuses, had been previously characterized as divergent on the basis of mouse cross-protection experiments, with LLG and its homologous POS significantly different from the rest in inclusion morphology, polypeptide profiles and reactivity with monoclonal antibodies. To determine the genetic basis of their divergence the...
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