The interaction of lymphogranuloma venereum and oculogenital chlamydia trachomatis with human keratinocytes and cervical epithelium.

Background. Keratinocytes are the first target of infection for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Chlamydia trachomatis, yet they have been omitted from pathogenesis studies. We infect keratinocytes and cervical cells with C. trachomatis and hypothesize different growth and cytotoxicity profiles among...

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Main Author: Joubert, Bronwyn C.
Other Authors: Sturm, A. Willem.
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/724