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Ironing Out the Unconventional Mechanisms of Iron Acquisition and Gene Regulation in Chlamydia.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Pokorzynski Nick D, Thompson Christopher C, Carabeo Rey A
Abstract excerpt
The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, along with its close species relatives, is known to be strictly dependent upon the availability of iron. Deprivation of iron in vitro induces an aberrant morphological phenotype termed "persistence." This persistent phenotype develops in response to various immunological and nutritional insults and may contribute to the development of sub-acute...
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