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Chlamydia trachomatis diversity viewed as a tissue-specific coevolutionary arms race

BACKGROUND: The genomes of pathogens are thought to have evolved under selective pressure provided by the host in a coevolutionary arms race (the 'Red Queen's Hypothesis'). Traditionally, adaptation by pathogens is thought to rely not on whole chromosome dynamics but on gain/loss of s...

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Autores principales: Nunes, Alexandra, Nogueira, Paulo J, Borrego, Maria J, Gomes, João P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2760880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18947394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-10-r153