Genome sequence of Chlamydophila caviae (Chlamydia psittaci GPIC): examining the role of niche-specific genes in the evolution of the Chlamydiaceae.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on April 15, 2003

Authors

T D Read1, G S A Myers, R C Brunham, W C Nelson, I T Paulsen, J Heidelberg, E Holtzapple, H Khouri, N B Federova, H A Carty, L A Umayam, D H Haft, J Peterson, M J Beanan, O White, S L Salzberg, R-c Hsia, G McClarty, R G Rank, P M Bavoil, C M Fraser

Author Affiliations

1: The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. tread@tigr.org

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