Chlamydia trachomatis is a strict intracellular human pathogen. It is the main bacterial cause
of sexually transmitted infections and the etiologic agent of trachoma, which is the leading …

The obligate intracellular bacterial genus Chlamydia harbours species with zoonotic
potential, particularly C. psittaci, causative agent of psittacosis, and C. abortus, which may …

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 …

Many obligate intracellular bacteria, including members of the genus Chlamydia, cannot
synthesize a variety of amino acids de novo and acquire these from host cells via largely …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections in the
USA and of preventable blindness worldwide. This obligate intracellular pathogen replicates …

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is an obligate intracellular bacterium that transitions between
two distinct morphological forms during its complex developmental cycle. During the …

To establish their niches for microbial replication, obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens
co-opt numerous host cell resources and hijack metabolic pathways. Because of their …

Two unanswered questions in the field of Chlamydia are 1) How does the inclusion grow
over time? and 2) What promotes RB-to-EB conversion? Small molecule compounds have …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a highly evolved obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. During
infection, organisms reside within a host epithelial cell in a membrane-bound vacuole called …