Etiology, transmission and protection: Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of
bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) globally. However, C. trachomatis also causes …

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

The overuse or misuse of antibiotics has accelerated antibiotic resistance, creating a major
challenge for the public health in the world. Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are considered …

Chlamydia trachomatis remains one of the few major human pathogens for which there is no
transformation system. C. trachomatis has a unique obligate intracellular developmental …

Chlamydia trachomatis causes chronic inflammatory diseases of the eye and genital tract
and has global medical importance. The chlamydial plasmid plays an important role in the …

Chlamydiae are evolutionarily well-separated bacteria that live exclusively within eukaryotic
host cells. They include important human pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis as well …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogenic bacterium that has been
refractory to genetic manipulations. Although the genomes of several strains have been …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted human pathogen. Infection
results in minimal to no symptoms in approximately two-thirds of women and therefore often …

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 …

Chlamydia trachomatis, a pathogen responsible for diseases of significant clinical and
public health importance, remains poorly characterized because of its intractability to routine …