Intracellular parasitism by bacterial pathogens is a complex, multi-factorial process that has
been exploited successfully by a wide variety of organisms. Members of the Order …

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and enterohemorrhagic E. coli are diarrheagenic
bacterial human pathogens that cause severe gastroenteritis. These enteric pathotypes …

The mechanisms that mediate the release of intracellular bacteria from cells are poorly
understood, particularly for those that live within a cellular vacuole. The release pathway of …

The obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis rapidly induces its own entry into
host cells. Initial attachment is mediated by electrostatic interactions to heparan sulfate …

The genome of Chlamydophila caviae (formerly Chlamydia psittaci, GPIC isolate)(1 173 390
nt with a plasmid of 7966 nt) was determined, representing the fourth species with a …

The type III secretion system is an essential component for virulence in many Gram-negative
bacteria. Though components of the secretion system apparatus are conserved, its …

▪ Abstract Chlamydiae, bacterial obligate intracellular pathogens, are the etiologic agents of
several human diseases. A large part of the chlamydial intracellular survival strategy …

The intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis possesses a type III secretion (TTS)
system believed to deliver a series of effector proteins into the inclusion membrane (Inc …

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 …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that replicates in a vacuole
termed the inclusion. Many of the interactions of chlamydiae with the host cell are dependent …