Etiology, transmission and protection: Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of
bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) globally. However, C. trachomatis also causes …

Conjugative plasmids play an important role in bacterial evolution by transferring niche-
adaptive traits between lineages, thus driving adaptation and genome diversification. It is …

The genus Chlamydia contains important obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens to
humans and animals, including C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae. Since 1998, when the …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a strict intracellular human pathogen. It is the main bacterial cause
of sexually transmitted infections and the etiologic agent of trachoma, which is the leading …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the world's most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection
and leading infectious cause of blindness, yet it is one of the least understood human …

Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria, characterized by a unique biphasic
developmental cycle. Specific interactions with the host cell are crucial for the bacteria's …

The Chlamydiaceae are a family of obligate intracellular bacteria characterized by a unique
biphasic developmental cycle. It encompasses the single genus Chlamydia, which involves …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate, intracellular bacterial pathogen that has until more
recently remained recalcitrant to genetic manipulation. However, the field still remains …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that replicates in a vacuole
termed the inclusion. Many of the interactions of chlamydiae with the host cell are dependent …

Hydrosalpinx induction in mice by Chlamydia muridarum infection, a model that has been
used to study C. trachomatis pathogenesis in women, is known to depend on the cryptic …