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Effect of age and vaccination on extent and spread of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in C57BL/6 mice
BACKGROUND: Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular respiratory pathogen for humans. Infection by C. pneumoniae may be linked etiologically to extra-respiratory diseases of aging, especially atherosclerosis. We have previously shown that age promotes C. pneumoniae respiratory infection and...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410812/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22594698 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4933-9-11 |