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Comparative Expression Profiling of the Chlamydia trachomatis pmp Gene Family for Clinical and Reference Strains
11 Sept 2007
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BACKGROUND: 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 information on their biologic role, especially for biological variants (biovar) and clinical strains....
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