Pathogenic outcome following experimental infection of sheep with Chlamydia abortus variant strains LLG and POS.

Pathogenic outcome following experimental infection of sheep with Chlamydia abortus variant strains LLG and POS.

This study investigated the pathogenesis of two variant strains (LLG and POS) of Chlamydia abortus, in comparison to a typical wild-type strain (S26/3) which is known to be responsible for late term abortion in small ruminants. Challenge with the three strains at mid-gestation resulted in similar pr...

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Main Authors: Morag Livingstone, Nicholas Wheelhouse, Hannah Ensor, Mara Rocchi, Stephen Maley, Kevin Aitchison, Sean Wattegedera, Kim Wilson, Michelle Sait, Victoria Siarkou, Evangelia Vretou, Gary Entrican, Mark Dagleish, David Longbottom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5426687?pdf=render

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