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The Intracellular Bacteria Chlamydia Hijack Peroxisomes and Utilize Their Enzymatic Capacity to Produce Bacteria-Specific Phospholipids

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen responsible for loss of eyesight through trachoma and for millions of cases annually of sexually transmitted diseases. The bacteria develop within a membrane-bounded inclusion. They lack enzymes for several biosynthetic pathways, including...

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Autores principales: Boncompain, Gaelle, Müller, Constanze, Meas-Yedid, Vannary, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Lazarow, Paul B., Subtil, Agathe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086196