There are few documented reports of antibiotic resistance in Chlamydia and no examples of
natural and stable antibiotic resistance in strains collected from humans. While there are …

Chlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular pathogens that have successfully evolved to
colonize a diverse range of hosts. There are currently 11 described species of Chlamydia …

Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for both trachoma and sexually transmitted infections,
causing substantial morbidity and economic cost globally. Despite this, our knowledge of its …

The natural course of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and its risk factors were studied in
Colombian women with normal cytological results, during a 5-year period. Eighty-two …

Gene acquisition is an ongoing process in many bacterial genomes, contributing to
adaptation and ecological diversification. Lateral gene transfer is considered the primary …

There are no examples of stable tetracycline resistance in clinical strains of Chlamydia
trachomatis. However, the swine pathogen Chlamydia suis is commonly tetracycline …

The use of whole-genome sequencing as a tool for the study of infectious bacteria is of
growing clinical interest. Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for sexually transmitted …

Background The obligate intracellular growing bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis causes
diseases like trachoma, urogenital infection and lymphogranuloma venereum with severe …

The human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis exists as multiple serovariants that have
distinct organotropisms for different tissue sites. Culture and epidemiologic data have …

Chlamydial persistence is a reversible state generated during conditions deleterious to
growth. In persistence, Chlamydia trachomatis remains viable but atypical, with an enlarged …