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

We know surprisingly little about the evolutionary origins of Chlamydia trachomatis. It causes
both ocular (trachoma) and sexually transmitted infections in humans, it is an obligate …

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

Chlamydia comprises a group of obligate intracellular bacterial parasites responsible for a
variety of diseases in humans and animals, including several zoonoses. Chlamydia …

The large number of sexually transmitted diseases and ocular trachoma cases that are
caused globally each year by Chlamydia trachomatis has made this organism a World …

Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Interest in Chlamydia stems from its
high degree of virulence as an intestinal and pulmonary pathogen across a broad range of …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes a diversity of
severe and debilitating diseases worldwide. Sporadic and ongoing outbreaks of …

Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Commercial assays do not
discriminate among all Chlamydiaceae species that might be involved in trachoma. We …

Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), the invasive infection of the sexually transmissible
infection (STI) Chlamydia trachomatis, is caused by strains from the LGV biovar, most …

Background Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterial parasite, which
causes several severe and debilitating diseases in humans. This study uses comparative …