| Literature DB >> 12782667 |
Abstract
Tissue tropism of clinical ocular and genital Chlamydia trachomatis strains is shown to be linked to the tryptophan synthase genotype. It is suggested that, in the presence of IFN-gamma, which depletes available tryptophan, there exist unique host-parasite interactions that may contribute to persistent chlamydial infection.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12782667 PMCID: PMC156113 DOI: 10.1172/JCI18770
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808