Antibodies from women urogenitally infected with <it>C. trachomatis </it>predominantly recognized the plasmid protein pgp3 in a conformation-dependent manner

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>C. trachomatis </it>organisms carry a cryptic plasmid that encodes 8 open reading frames designated as pORF1 to 8. It is not clear whether all 8 pORFs are expressed during <it>C. trachomatis </it>infection...

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Main Authors: Wu Yimou, Lei Lei, Zhong Youmin, Li Zhongyu, Wang Shiping, Zhong Guangming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/90