Genetic exchange plays a defining role in the evolution of many bacteria. The recent
accumulation of nucleotide sequence data from multiple members of diverse bacterial …

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is recognised as a threatened wildlife species in various
parts of Australia. A major contributing factor to the decline and long-term viability of affected …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

An unanswered question concerning prevalence and disease severity of Chlamydia
trachomatis genital infection is whether more prevalent strains or strains more likely to cause …

Chlamydia trachomatis infections are a global health problem. This obligate intracellular
bacterial pathogen comprises lymphogranuloma venereum (L1–L3), ocular (A–C) and …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a global cause of blinding trachoma and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs). We used comparative genomics of the family Chlamydiaceae to select …