A Chlamydia trachomatis OmcB C-terminal fragment is released into the host cell cytoplasm and is immunogenic in humans.

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Published in Infect Immun on March 21, 2011

Authors

Manli Qi1, Siqi Gong, Lei Lei, Quanzhong Liu, Guangming Zhong

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.

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