Closing in on Chlamydia and its intracellular bag of tricks
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This review discusses the mechanistic aspects of Chlamydia infections in animals and humans. Data reveal that the bacterium develops a contact-dependent type III secretion (TTS) pathway regulating bacterial survivial and growth. It is hypothesized that signal transduction via TTS aids the bacterium in its infectivity of hosts.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 2000
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Microvirus of Chlamydia psittaci strain Guinea pig Inclusion Conjunctivitis: isolation and molecular characterization
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Research has been conducted on the bacteriophage that infects Chlamydia psittaci strain Guinea pig Inclusion Conjunctivitis. Results indicate that the infection has resulted in phage genome integration into the Chlamydia pneumoniae genome.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 2000
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Cryptosporidium parvum appears to lack a plastid genome
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Research has been conducted on the plastid genome. Results indicate that no genome has been found in Cryptosporidium parvum.
Publication Name: Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 1350-0872
Year: 2000
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