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Chlamydia–host cell interaction not only from a bird's eye view: some lessons from<i>Chlamydia psittaci</i>
11 Jul 2016
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Chlamydia psittaci causes psittacosis/ornithosis in birds and is an economically important pathogen for poultry farming. It also infects nonavian domestic animals as well as rodents, and is a zoonotic human pathogen responsible for atypical pneumonia. The bacterium efficiently disseminates in host organisms causing pulmonary and systemic disease. Its rapid entry, fast replication cycle, and tight control of...
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