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Increasing diversity within Chlamydiae.
Critical reviews in microbiology - 1 Jan 2003
Corsaro Daniele, Valassina Marcello, Venditti Danielle
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, 16S ribosomal DNA analyses has allowed the recognition of new chlamydia organisms, requiring the creation of new species, genera, and families within this unique, deep lineage of prokaryotes. The trachoma and psittaci groups chlamydiae are now recognized as separate genera, Chlamydia and Chlamydophila, respectively, and biovars of each group have been elevated to the species rank. Simkania and...
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