In response to stress, the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis stops
dividing and halts its biphasic developmental cycle. The infectious, extracellular form of this …

The Chlamydiae phylum is comprised of obligate intracellular bacteria including human
pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis and lesser-known Chlamydia-related bacteria …

Obligate intracellular endobacteria of the genus Wolbachia are widespread in arthropods
and several filarial nematodes. Control programs for vector-borne diseases (dengue, Zika …

Estrella lausannensis, a Chlamydia-related bacterium isolated from a Spanish river, is
considered as a possible emerging human pathogen. Indeed, it was recently demonstrated …

Bacterial toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems are widespread in chromosomes and plasmids of free-
living microorganisms, but only a few have been identified in obligate intracellular species …

The Rhabdochlamydiaceae family is a recent addition to the Chlamydiae phylum. Its
members were discovered in cockroaches and woodlice, but recent metagenomics surveys …

ABSTRACT DNA replication is essential for the growth and development of Chlamydia
trachomatis; however, it is unclear how this process contributes to and is controlled by the …

Chronic infections caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the Chlamydiales
order are related to the formation of persistent developmental forms called aberrant bodies …

Purpose Several pathological conditions might cause the degradation of the cyclin-
dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI) p27 and cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase, including …

Abstract Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is an innate immune receptor that localizes to
endosomes in antigen presenting cells and recognizes single stranded unmethylated CpG …