Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors

• Vítor Borges,

  Affiliations Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal, Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Miguel Pinheiro,

  Affiliation School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

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• Minia Antelo,

  Affiliation Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Daniel A. Sampaio,

  Affiliation Innovation and Technology Unit, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Luís Vieira,

  Affiliation Innovation and Technology Unit, Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Rita Ferreira,

  Affiliation Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Alexandra Nunes,

  Affiliations Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal, Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• Filipe Almeida,

  Affiliation UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

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• Luís J. Mota,

  Affiliation UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

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• Maria J. Borrego,

  Affiliation Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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• João P. Gomes

  * E-mail: j.paulo.gomes@insa.min-saude.pt

  Affiliations Reference Laboratory of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal, Bioinformatics Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal

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