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• 2021

  Adoptive Transfer of Group 3-Like Innate Lymphoid Cells Restores Mouse Colon Resistance to Colonization of a Gamma Interferon-Susceptible Chlamydia muridarum Mutant

  He, Y., Xu, H., Song, C., Koprivsek, J. J., Arulanandam, B., Yang, H., Tao, L. & Zhong, G., Feb 2021, In: Infection and immunity. 89, 2, e00533.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Adoptive Transfer
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Colon
  • Lymphocytes
• 2020

  Chlamydia deficient in plasmid-encoded pgp3 is prevented from spreading to large intestine

  Huo, Z., He, C., Xu, Y., Jia, T., Wang, J. & Zhong, G., Jun 1 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 6, e00120.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Large Intestine
  • Chlamydia
  • Plasmids
  • Small Intestine
  • Gastric Bypass
  1 Scopus citations

• Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Prevention of Chlamydia-Induced Hydrosalpinx in a Murine Model

  Rippentrop, S. M., Huo, Z., Zhou, Z., Zaldana, F., Hernandez, S., Robinson, R. D. & Zhong, G., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Reproductive Sciences.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Oviducts
  • Platelet-Rich Plasma
  • Chlamydia
  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia trachomatis

• Evasion of innate lymphoid cell-regulated gamma interferon responses by chlamydia muridarum to achieve long-lasting colonization in mouse colon

  Koprivsek, J. J., He, Y., Song, C., Zhang, N., Tumanov, A. & Zhong, G., Mar 1 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 3, e00798-19.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Colon
  • Lymphocytes
  • Interleukin Receptor Common gamma Subunit
  4 Scopus citations

• Gastrointestinal coinfection promotes chlamydial pathogenicity in the genital tract

  Tian, Q., Zhou, Z., Wang, L., Abu-Khdeir, A. M. H., Huo, Z., Sun, X., Zhang, N., Schenken, R., Wang, Y., Xue, M. & Zhong, G., Mar 1 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 4, e00905-19.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia
  • Coinfection
  • Genitalia
  • Virulence
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  1 Scopus citations

• Innate lymphoid cells are required for endometrial resistance to chlamydia trachomatis infection

  Xu, H., Su, X., Zhao, Y., Tang, L., Chen, J. & Zhong, G., Jul 1 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 7, e00152-20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Innate Immunity
  • Lymphocytes
  • Adaptive Immunity
  1 Scopus citations

• Proteome array of antibody responses to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in nonhuman primates

  Lu, C., Sun, Z., Chen, H., Chen, L., Zhu, C., Chen, C., Li, C., Peng, B. & Zhong, G., May 1 2020, In: Life Sciences. 248, 117444.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Proteome
  • Primates
  • Antibody Formation

• Suppression of chlamydial pathogenicity by nonspecific CD8⁺t lymphocytes

  Xie, L., He, C., Chen, J., Tang, L., Zhou, Z. & Zhong, G., Oct 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 10, e00315.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Virulence
  • Lymphocytes
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Chlamydia
  • Chlamydia muridarum

• The cryptic plasmid improves chlamydia fitness in different regions of the gastrointestinal tract

  Ma, J., He, C., Huo, Z., Xu, Y., Arulanandam, B., Liu, Q. & Zhong, G., Mar 1 2020, In: Infection and immunity. 88, 3, e00860-19.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Plasmids
  • Small Intestine
  • Chlamydia Infections
  2 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Antigen-specific CD4 T cell-derived gamma interferon is both necessary and sufficient for clearing chlamydia from the small intestine but not the large intestine

  Lin, H., He, C., Koprivsek, J. J., Chen, J., Zhou, Z., Arulanandam, B., Xu, Z., Tang, L. & Zhong, G., 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 6, e00055-19.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CD4 Antigens
  • Large Intestine
  • Chlamydia
  • Small Intestine
  • Interferon-gamma
  6 Scopus citations

• A primary study on genes with selected mutations by in vitro passage of Chlamydia muridarum strains

  Zhou, Z., Liu, N., Wang, Y., Emmanuel, A. W., You, X., Liu, J., Li, Z., Wu, Y. & Zhong, G., Apr 1 2019, In: Pathogens and disease. 77, 3, ftz017.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Mutation
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Genes
  • Chlamydia

• Chlamydial plasmid-encoded virulence factor Pgp3 interacts with human cathelicidin peptide LL-37 to modulate immune response

  Hou, S., Sun, X., Dong, X., Lin, H., Tang, L., Xue, M. & Zhong, G., Jan 1 2019, In: Microbes and Infection. 21, 1, p. 50-55 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CAP18 lipopolysaccharide-binding protein
  • Virulence Factors
  • Plasmids
  • Neutrophils
  • Epithelial Cells
  11 Scopus citations

• Chlamydia muridarum induces pathology in the female upper genital tract via distinct mechanisms

  Yu, H., Lin, H., Xie, L., Tang, L., Chen, J., Zhou, Z., Ni, J. & Zhong, G., 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 8, e00145.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Female Genitalia
  • Pathology
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Virulence
  5 Scopus citations

• Distinct roles of chromosome- versus plasmid-encoded genital tract virulence factors in promoting chlamydia muridarum colonization in the gastrointestinal tract

  Koprivsek, J. J., Zhang, T., Tian, Q., He, Y., Xu, H., Xu, Z. & Zhong, G., 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 8, e00265.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Virulence Factors
  • Genitalia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Plasmids
  8 Scopus citations

• IL-10通过抑制IFN-γ和IL-2表达促进鼠衣原体感染

  He, Q., He, M., Wang, X., Luo, X., Wu, Y. & Zhong, G., Feb 28 2019, In: Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology (China). 39, 2, p. 126-130 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interleukin-2
  • Genitalia

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases workshop report: “Chlamydia vaccines: The way forward”

  Zhong, G., Brunham, R. C., de la Maza, L. M., Darville, T. & Deal, C., Nov 28 2019, In: Vaccine. 37, 50, p. 7346-7354 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Chlamydia
  • infectious diseases
  • hypersensitivity
  14 Scopus citations

• The plasmid-encoded PGP3 promotes chlamydia evasion of acidic barriers in both stomach and vagina

  Zhang, T., Huo, Z., Ma, J., He, C. & Zhong, G., May 1 2019, In: Infection and immunity. 87, 5, e00844-18.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia
  • Vagina
  • Plasmids
  • Stomach
  11 Scopus citations

• TIM-4 inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome via the LKB1/AMPKA pathway in macrophages

  Liu, W., Bai, F., Wang, H., Liang, Y., Du, X., Liu, C., Cai, D., Peng, J., Zhong, G., Liang, X., Ma, C. & Gao, L., Aug 15 2019, In: Journal of Immunology. 203, 4, p. 990-1000 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Inflammasomes
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Macrophages
  • Phosphatidylserines
  • Liver
  6 Scopus citations
• 2018

  2017: beginning of a new era for Chlamydia research in China and the rest of the world

  Fan, H. & Zhong, G., Jan 2018, In: Microbes and Infection. 20, 1, p. 5-8 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia
  • China
  • Vaccinology
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Disclosure

• Advances and obstacles in the genetic dissection of chlamydial virulence

  Brothwell, J. A., Muramatsu, M. K., Zhong, G. & Nelson, D. E., 2018, Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Springer Verlag, p. 133-158 26 p. (Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology; vol. 412).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Chlamydia
  • Virulence
  • Dissection
  • Chlamydiaceae
  • Genes
  5 Scopus citations

• Chlamydia Spreading from the Genital Tract to the Gastrointestinal Tract – A Two-Hit Hypothesis

  Zhong, G., Jul 2018, In: Trends in Microbiology. 26, 7, p. 611-623 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia
  • Genitalia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  18 Scopus citations

• Nonpathogenic colonization with Chlamydia in the gastrointestinal tract as oral vaccination for inducing transmucosal protection

  Wang, L., Zhu, C., Zhang, T., Tian, Q., Zhang, N., Morrison, S., Morrison, R., Xue, M. & Zhong, G., Feb 1 2018, In: Infection and immunity. 86, 2, e00630-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Vaccination
  • Reproductive Tract Infections
  16 Scopus citations

• Oral Chlamydia vaccination induces transmucosal protection in the airway

  Zhu, C., Lin, H., Tang, L., Chen, J., Wu, Y. & Zhong, G., Apr 12 2018, In: Vaccine. 36, 16, p. 2061-2068 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia
  • oral vaccination
  • vaccination
  • Vaccination
  7 Scopus citations

• The genital tract virulence factor pGP3 is essential for Chlamydia muridarum colonization in the gastrointestinal tract

  Shao, L., Zhang, T., Melero, J., Huang, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, Q., He, C., Nelson, D. E. & Zhong, G., Jan 1 2018, In: Infection and immunity. 86, 1, e00429-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Virulence Factors
  • Genitalia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Plasmids
  17 Scopus citations

• Transcervical inoculation with Chlamydia trachomatis induces infertility in HLA-DR4 transgenic and wild-type mice

  Pal, S., Tifrea, D. F., Zhong, G. & de la Maza, L. M., Jan 1 2018, In: Infection and immunity. 86, 1, e00722-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • HLA Antigens
  • Infertility
  • Transgenic Mice
  • Embryonic Structures
  5 Scopus citations
• 2017

  Chlamydial lipoproteins stimulate toll-like receptors 1/2 mediated inflammatory responses through MyD88-dependent pathway

  Wang, Y., Liu, Q., Chen, D., Guan, J., Ma, L., Zhong, G., Shu, H. & Wu, X., Jan 26 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, JAN, 78.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Toll-Like Receptor 1
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2
  • Lipoproteins
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  11 Scopus citations

• Chlamydial Plasmid-Dependent Pathogenicity

  Zhong, G., Feb 1 2017, In: Trends in Microbiology. 25, 2, p. 141-152 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Virulence
  • Plasmids
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Genitalia
  41 Scopus citations

• Chlamydial protease-like activity factor mediated protection against C. trachomatis in guinea pigs

  Wali, S., Gupta, R., Yu, J. J., Lanka, G. K. K., Chambers, J. P., Guentzel, M. N., Zhong, G., Murthy, A. K. & Arulanandam, B. P., May 1 2017, In: Immunology and Cell Biology. 95, 5, p. 454-460 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Guinea Pigs
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Genitalia
  • Immunization
  • Serogroup
  3 Scopus citations

• Chlamydia muridarum with mutations in chromosomal genes tc0237 and/or tc0668 is deficient in colonizing the mouse gastrointestinal tract

  Shao, L., Zhang, T., Liu, Q., Wang, J. & Zhong, G., Aug 1 2017, In: Infection and immunity. 85, 8, e00321-17.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Mutation
  • Virulence
  • Genitalia
  18 Scopus citations

• CPAF selectively degrades chlamydial T cell antigens for inhibiting antigen presentation

  Zhang, Y., Zhong, G., Cai, H., Chen, S., Sun, D., Zhang, D. & He, Y., Nov 2017, In: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 11, 11, p. 868-875 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia
  • Antigen Presentation
  • Antigens
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• IL-6-mediated signaling pathways limit Chlamydia muridarum infection and exacerbate its pathogenicity in the mouse genital tract

  Sun, X., Tian, Q., Wang, L., Xue, M. & Zhong, G., Nov 2017, In: Microbes and Infection. 19, 11, p. 536-545 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Genitalia
  • Virulence
  • Interleukin-6
  10 Scopus citations

• The cryptic plasmid is more important for Chlamydia muridarum to colonize the mouse gastrointestinal tract than to infect the genital tract

  Shao, L., Melero, J., Zhang, N., Arulanandam, B., Baseman, J., Liu, Q. & Zhong, G., May 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 5, e0177691.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • genitalia
  • gastrointestinal system
  • Genitalia
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  18 Scopus citations

• Update on Chlamydia trachomatis vaccinology

  De La Maza, L. M., Zhong, G. & Brunham, R. C., Apr 2017, In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 24, 4, 0054316.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Vaccinology
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Vaccines
  • Immunization
  • Trachoma
  41 Scopus citations

• Uterotubal junction prevents chlamydial ascension via innate immunity

  Zhang, Y., Shao, L., Li, X. & Zhong, G., Aug 2017, In: PloS one. 12, 8, e0183189.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Ascension
  • Pathology
  • innate immunity
  • Oviducts
  2 Scopus citations
• 2016

  An optimized, fast-to-perform mouse lung infection model with the human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis for in vivo screening of antibiotics, vaccine candidates and modified host-pathogen interactions

  Dutow, P., Wask, L., Bothe, M., Fehlhaber, B., Laudeley, R., Rheinheimer, C., Yang, Z., Zhong, G., Glage, S. & Klos, A., Mar 1 2016, In: Pathogens and disease. 74, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Vaccines
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lung
  3 Scopus citations

• Guinea pig genital tract lipidome reveals in vivo and in vitro regulation of phosphatidylcholine 16:0/18:1 and contribution to Chlamydia trachomatis serovar D infectivity

  Wali, S., Gupta, R., Yu, J. J., Mfuh, A., Gao, X., Guentzel, M. N., Chambers, J. P., Bakar, S. A., Zhong, G. & Arulanandam, B. P., Apr 1 2016, In: Metabolomics. 12, 4, 74.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Phosphatidylcholines
  • Genitalia
  • Serogroup
  • Guinea Pigs
  2 Scopus citations

• IgA modulates respiratory dysfunction as a sequela to pulmonary chlamydial infection as neonates

  Lanka, G. K. K., Yu, J. J., Gong, S., Gupta, R., Mustafa, S. B., Murthy, A. K., Zhong, G., Chambers, J. P., Guentzel, M. N. & Arulanandam, B. P., Apr 1 2016, In: Pathogens and disease. 74, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Newborn Infant
  • Lung
  • Infection
  • Chlamydia Infections
  2 Scopus citations

• Intravenous inoculation with chlamydia muridarum leads to a long-lasting infection restricted to the gastrointestinal tract

  Dai, J., Zhang, T., Wang, L., Shao, L., Zhu, C., Zhang, Y., Failor, C., Schenken, R., Baseman, J., He, C. & Zhong, G., 2016, In: Infection and immunity. 84, 8, p. 2382-2388 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Infection
  • Luciferases
  • Veins
  23 Scopus citations

• Neutralizing antichlamydial activity of complement by chlamydia-secreted protease CPAF

  Yang, Z., Tang, L., Zhou, Z. & Zhong, G., Nov 1 2016, In: Microbes and Infection. 18, 11, p. 669-674 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Complement C3
  • Chlamydia
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Complement Factor B
  14 Scopus citations

• Small molecule inhibition of Rab7 impairs B cell class switching and plasma cell survival to dampen the autoantibody response in murine lupus

  Lam, T., Kulp, D. V., Wang, R., Lou, Z., Taylor, J., Rivera, C. E., Yan, H., Zhang, Q., Wang, Z., Zan, H., Ivanov, D. N., Zhong, G., Casali, P. & Xu, Z., Nov 15 2016, In: Journal of Immunology. 197, 10, p. 3792-3805 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Immunoglobulin Class Switching
  • Plasma Cells
  • Autoantibodies
  • B-Lymphocytes
  • Cell Survival
  8 Scopus citations

• The Chlamydia muridarum organisms fail to auto-inoculate the mouse genital tract after colonization in the gastrointestinal tract for 70 days

  Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Zhang, T., Zhang, Y., Zhu, C., Sun, X., Zhang, N., Xue, M. & Zhong, G., May 1 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 5, e0155880.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • automobiles
  • genitalia
  • gastrointestinal system
  • Genitalia
  21 Scopus citations

• The chromosome-encoded hypothetical protein TC0668 is an upper genital tract pathogenicity factor of Chlamydia muridarum

  Conrad, T. A., Gong, S., Yang, Z., Matulich, P., Keck, J., Beltrami, N., Chen, C., Zhou, Z., Dai, J. & Zhong, G., 2016, In: Infection and immunity. 84, 2, p. 467-479 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Virulence Factors
  • Genitalia
  • Chromosomes
  • Missense Mutation
  35 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Characterization of CPAF critical residues and secretion during Chlamydia trachomatis infection

  Yang, Z., Tang, L., Sun, X., Chai, J. & Zhong, G., 2015, In: Infection and immunity. 83, 6, p. 2234-2241 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Dimerization
  • Cell-Free System
  15 Scopus citations

• Chlamydial plasmid-encoded virulence factor Pgp3 neutralizes the antichlamydial activity of human cathelicidin LL-37

  Hou, S., Dong, X., Yang, Z., Li, Z., Liu, Q. & Zhong, G., 2015, In: Infection and immunity. 83, 12, p. 4701-4709 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CAP18 lipopolysaccharide-binding protein
  • Virulence Factors
  • Human Activities
  • Genitalia
  • Plasmids
  29 Scopus citations

• Chlamydia muridarum induction of glandular duct dilation in mice

  Sun, X., Yang, Z., Zhang, H., Dai, J., Chen, J., Tang, L., Rippentrop, S., Xue, M., Zhong, G. & Wu, G., 2015, In: Infection and immunity. 83, 6, p. 2327-2337 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Dilatation
  • Chlamydia Infections
  • Chlamydia
  • Myometrium
  6 Scopus citations

• Chlamydia-secreted protease CPAF degrades host antimicrobial peptides

  Tang, L., Chen, J., Zhou, Z., Yu, P., Yang, Z. & Zhong, G., 2015, In: Microbes and Infection. 17, 6, p. 402-408 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Peptide Hydrolases
  • Peptides
  • Genitalia
  29 Scopus citations

• Effect of pH on cleavage of glycogen by vaginal enzymes

  Spear, G. T., McKenna, M., Landay, A. L., Makinde, H., Hamaker, B., French, A. L., Lee, B. H. & Zhong, G., Jul 14 2015, In: PloS one. 10, 7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Glycogen
  • glycogen
  • cleavage (chemistry)
  • Amylases
  • genitalia
  16 Scopus citations

• Identification of plasmid-free chlamydia muridarum organisms using a pgp3 detection-based immunofluorescence assay

  Chen, C., Zhong, G., Ren, L., Lu, C., Li, Z. & Wu, Y., 2015, In: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25, 10, p. 1621-1628 8 p., A006.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Plasmids
  • Clone Cells
  • Novobiocin
  3 Scopus citations

• Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae as a cause of coronary heart disease: The hypothesis is still untested

  Grayston, J. T., Belland, R. J., Byrne, G. I., Kuo, C. C., Schachter, J., Stamm, W. E. & Zhong, G., Feb 1 2015, In: Pathogens and disease. 73, 1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  19 Scopus citations

• Intrauterine infection with plasmid-free Chlamydia muridarum reveals a critical role of the plasmid in chlamydial ascension and establishes a model for evaluating plasmid-independent pathogenicity

  Chen, J., Yang, Z., Sun, X., Tang, L., Ding, Y., Xue, M., Zhou, Z., Baseman, J. & Zhong, G., 2015, In: Infection and immunity. 83, 6, p. 2583-2592 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chlamydia muridarum
  • Virulence
  • Plasmids
  • Inbred CBA Mouse
  • Infection
  16 Scopus citations