Article
Comparison of koala LPCoLN and human strains of Chlamydia pneumoniae highlights extended genetic diversity in the species.
BMC genomics - 21 Jul 2010
Mitchell Candice M, Hovis Kelley M, Bavoil Patrik M, Myers Garry S A, Carrasco Jose A, Timms Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia pneumoniae is a widespread pathogen causing upper and lower respiratory tract infections in addition to a range of other diseases in humans and animals. Previous whole genome analyses have focused on four essentially clonal (> 99% identity) C. pneumoniae human genomes (AR39, CWL029, J138 and TW183), providing relatively little insight into strain diversity and evolution of this species....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.