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. 2012 Dec;194(24):6930-1.
doi: 10.1128/JB.01828-12.

Full genome sequences of all nine Chlamydia psittaci genotype reference strains

Sarah Van Lent  1 , Jurgen R Piet, Delphine Beeckman, Arie van der Ende, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Patrik Bavoil, Garry Myers, Daisy Vanrompay, Yvonne Pannekoek
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Full genome sequences of all nine Chlamydia psittaci genotype reference strains

Sarah Van Lent et al. J Bacteriol. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Chlamydia psittaci primarily infects birds, but zoonotic transmission occurs in people in close contact with infected birds. The clinical outcome ranges from inapparent disease to pneumonia. Here we report the genome sequences of all 9 Chlamydia psittaci genotype reference strains.

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