Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) co-infection induced chlamydial persistence/stress does not require productive viral replication

Chlamydiae may exist at the site of infection in an alternative replicative form, called the aberrant body (AB). AB are produced during a viable but non-infectious developmental state termed persistence or chlamydial stress. As persistent/stressed chlamydiae: i) may contribute to chronic inflammatio...

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Main Authors: Nicole eBorel, Robert V Schoborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00020/full