Plasmids are extrachromosomal DNA elements that can be found throughout bacteria, as
well as in other domains of life. Nonetheless, the evolutionary processes underlying the …

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

Most Chlamydia species carry a 7.5 kb plasmid encoding eight open reading frames
conventionally called plasmid glycoproteins 1–8 or pGP1–8. Although the plasmid is not …

Chlamydia trachomatis serovars are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens mainly
causing ocular and urogenital infections that affect millions of people worldwide and which …

Highlights•Obligate and some facultative intracellular bacterial pathogens inhibit
apoptosis.•Bacteria inhibit apoptosis by disrupting ROS generation or mitochondrial …

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that relies on the activity of
secreted proteins known as effectors to promote replication and avoidance of immune …

Introduction Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial
pathogen in the world. Antibiotic treatment does not prevent against reinfection and a …

As an obligate intracellular pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis assumes various strategies to
inhibit host cells apoptosis, thereby providing a suitable intracellular environment to ensure …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection of ocular conjunctiva can lead to blindness, while infection
of the female genital tract can lead to chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and/or …

Chlamydiae are pathogenic intracellular bacteria that cause a wide variety of diseases
throughout the globe, affecting the eye, lung, coronary arteries and female genital tract …