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The Plasmid-Encoded pGP3 Promotes ChlamydiaEvasion of Acidic Barriers in Both Stomach and Vagina
- Source :
- Infection and Immunity; March 2019, Vol. 87 Issue: 5
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Although Chlamydia trachomatisis a human genital tract pathogen, chlamydial organisms have frequently been detected in both vaginal and rectal swab samples of animals and humans. The plasmid-encoded pGP3, a genital tract virulence factor, is essential for Chlamydia muridarumto colonize the mouse gastrointestinal tract.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00199567 and 10985522
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Infection and Immunity
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs49876808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00844-18