The transcript pro ¢ le of persistentChlamydophila ( Chlamydia ) pneumoniae invitro dependson themeansbywhich persistence is induced
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The transcript pro¢le of persistentChlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae invitro dependson themeansbywhich persistence is induced Andreas Klos, Jessica Thalmann, Jan Peters, Hervé C. Gérard & Alan P. Hudson Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany; Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MA, USA; and Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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