We have previously reported that Chlamydia trachomatis plasmid-encoded Pgp3 is able to
neutralize anti-chlamydial activity of human cathelicidin peptide LL-37 by binding to and …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the lower genital tract can ascend to and cause
pathologies in the upper genital tract, potentially leading to severe complications, such as …

Abstract Background Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial
sexual transmitted disease that causes severe complications including pelvic inflammatory …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes blinding
trachoma and sexually transmitted disease afflicting hundreds of millions of people globally …

The chlamydial cryptic plasmid encodes eight putative open reading frames (ORFs),
designated pORF1 to-8. Antibodies raised against these ORF proteins were used to localize …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a human pathogen causing the sexually transmitted disease
gonorrhoeae. The bacteria preferentially attach to and invade epithelial cells of the genital …

We have previously shown that the plasmid-encoded Pgp3 is a major virulence factor for C.
muridarum induction of hydrosalpinx. We now report that Pgp5 also plays a significant role …

The cryptic plasmid is essential for Chlamydia muridarum dissemination from the genital
tract to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Following intravaginal inoculation, a C. muridarum …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the lower genital tract, if untreated, can ascend to the
upper genital tract, potentially leading to complications such as tubal factor infertility. The …

Hydrosalpinx induction in mice by Chlamydia muridarum infection, a model that has been
used to study C. trachomatis pathogenesis in women, is known to depend on the cryptic …