Pathogenic outcome following experimental infection of sheep with Chlamydia abortus variant strains LLG and POS

Morag Livingstone; Nicholas Wheelhouse; Hannah Ensor; Mara Rocchi; Stephen Maley; Kevin Aitchison; Sean Wattegedera; Kim Wilson; Michelle Sait; Victoria Siarkou; Evangelia Vretou; Gary Entrican; Mark Dagleish; David Longbottom

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177653

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Pathogenic outcome following experimental infection of sheep with Chlamydia abortus variant strains LLG and POS

Morag Livingstone,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Wheelhouse,

Current address: School of Life, Sport and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Hannah Ensor,

Affiliation Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Mara Rocchi,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Stephen Maley,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Kevin Aitchison,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Sean Wattegedera,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Kim Wilson,

Current address: Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Michelle Sait,

Current address: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Victoria Siarkou,

Affiliation Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Evangelia Vretou,

Affiliation Formerly Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece
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Gary Entrican,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Mark Dagleish,

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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David Longbottom

* E-mail: david.longbottom@moredun.ac.uk

Affiliation Moredun Research Institute, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-8443

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Pathogenic outcome following experimental infection of sheep with Chlamydia abortus variant strains LLG and POS

Morag Livingstone,
Nicholas Wheelhouse,
Hannah Ensor,
Mara Rocchi,
Stephen Maley,
Kevin Aitchison,
Sean Wattegedera,
Kim Wilson,
Michelle Sait,
Victoria Siarkou

Published: May 11, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177653

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