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

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

The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of the
blinding trachoma and the world's leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections …

Background The genomes of pathogens are thought to have evolved under selective
pressure provided by the host in a coevolutionary arms race (the'Red Queen's Hypothesis') …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium of major public health
significance, infecting over one-tenth of the world's population and causing blindness and …

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

It is assumed that bacterial strains maintained in the laboratory for long time shape their
genome in a different fashion from the nature-circulating strains. Here, we analyzed the …

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

Background Pre-genomic and post-genomic studies demonstrate that chlamydiae actively
recombine in vitro and in vivo, although the molecular and cellular biology of this process is …