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A Genital Infection-Attenuated Chlamydia muridarum Mutant Infects the Gastrointestinal Tract and Protects against Genital Tract Challenge

Chlamydia spp. productively infect mucosal epithelial cells of multiple anatomical sites, including the conjunctiva, lungs, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and urogenital tract. We, and others, previously established that chlamydial GI tropism is mediated by distinct chromosomal and plasmid factors. In...

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Autores principales: Morrison, Sandra G., Giebel, Amanda M., Toh, Evelyn, Banerjee, Arkaprabha, Nelson, David E., Morrison, Richard P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7642681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33144378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02770-20