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ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2016

Emancipating Chlamydia: Advances in the Genetic Manipulation of a Recalcitrant Intracellular Pathogen.

Robert J Bastidas, Raphael H Valdivia

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Review in Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. The Impact of Lateral Gene Transfer inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert J BastidasDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for the Genomics of Microbial Systems, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Raphael H ValdiviaDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Center for the Genomics of Microbial Systems, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA raphael.valdivia@duke.edu.
Duke University · US

Funding

Forward and Reverse Genetics in ChlamydiaR01AI100759 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VALDIVIA, RAPHAEL H · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
Chlamydia Effector ProteinsR01AI081694 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VALDIVIA, RAPHAEL H · 2010 to 2014
$1.9M
Genetic Analysis in ChlamydiaR21AI085238 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI VALDIVIA, RAPHAEL H · 2010 to 2011
$427k
NIAID NIH HHS AI081694NIAID NIH HHS AI085238NIAID NIH HHS AI100759NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI081694NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI100759NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI085238
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chlamydia species infect millions of individuals worldwide and are important etiological agents of sexually transmitted disease, infertility, and blinding trachoma. Historically, the genetic intractability of this intracellular pathogen has hindered the molecular dissection of virulence factors contributing to its pathogenesis. The obligate intracellular life cycle of Chlamydia and restrictions on the use of antibiotics as selectable markers have impeded the development of molecular tools to genetically manipulate these pathogens. However, recent developments in the field have resulted in significant gains in our ability to alter the genome of Chlamydia, which will expedite the elucidation of virulence mechanisms. In this review, we discuss the challenges affecting the development of molecular genetic tools for Chlamydia and the work that laid the foundation for recent advancements in the genetic analysis of this recalcitrant pathogen.

Indexed as

AnimalsChlamydiaChlamydia InfectionsDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialGenes, BacterialGenetic EngineeringGene Transfer, HorizontalHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansDNA, Bacterial

Identifiers

PMID27030552
PMCPMC4867370
OpenAlexW2332232022

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