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Unity in variety--the pan-genome of the Chlamydiae.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Dec 2011
Collingro Astrid, Tischler Patrick, Weinmaier Thomas, Penz Thomas, Heinz Eva, Brunham Robert C, Read Timothy D, Bavoil Patrik M, Sachse Konrad, Kahane Simona, Friedman Maureen G, Rattei Thomas, Myers Garry S A, Horn Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydiae are evolutionarily well-separated bacteria that live exclusively within eukaryotic host cells. They include important human pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis as well as symbionts of protozoa. As these bacteria are experimentally challenging and genetically intractable, our knowledge about them is still limited. In this study, we obtained the genome sequences of Simkania negevensis Z, Waddlia...
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