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

Most Chlamydia species carry a 7.5 kb plasmid encoding eight open reading frames
conventionally called plasmid glycoproteins 1–8 or pGP1–8. Although the plasmid is not …

Chronic infections of the fallopian tubes with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) cause scarring
and can lead to infertility. Here we use human fallopian tube organoids and genital Ctr …

The ability to genetically manipulate a pathogen is fundamental to discovering factors
governing host–pathogen interactions at the molecular level and is critical for devising …

The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-
known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public …

Transformation of Chlamydia trachomatis should greatly advance the chlamydial research.
However, significant progress has been hindered by the failure of C. trachomatis to induce …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a developmentally regulated, obligate intracellular bacterium that
encodes three sigma factors: σ66, σ54, and σ28. σ66 is the major sigma factor controlling …

The genus Chlamydia consists of diverse, obligate intracellular bacteria that infect various
animals, including humans. Although chlamydial species share many aspects of the typical …

Chlamydia trachomatis infections are the leading cause of sexually transmitted infections of
bacterial origin. Lower genital tract infections are often asymptomatic, and therefore left …

Species of Chlamydia are the etiologic agent of endemic blinding trachoma, the leading
cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases, significant respiratory pathogens, and a …