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Chlamydia psittaci comparative genomics reveals intraspecies variations in the putative outer membrane and type III secretion system genes.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jul 2015
Wolff Bernard J, Morrison Shatavia S, Pesti Denise, Ganakammal Satishkumar Ranganathan, Srinivasamoorthy Ganesh, Changayil Shankar, Weil M Ryan, MacCannell Duncan, Rowe Lori, Frace Michael, Ritchie Branson W, Dean Deborah, Winchell Jonas M
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium that can cause significant disease among a broad range of hosts. In humans, this organism may cause psittacosis, a respiratory disease that can spread to involve multiple organs, and in rare untreated cases may be fatal. There are ten known genotypes based on sequencing the major outer-membrane protein gene, ompA, of C. psittaci. Each genotype has...
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