Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection has an increased risk for fertility-related
and pregnancy adverse outcomes partly due to mechanisms related to a pro-inflammatory …

All Chlamydia species are obligate intracellular bacteria that undergo a unique biphasic
developmental cycle strictly in the lumen of a membrane bound compartment, the inclusion …

Introduction Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is a Gram-negative obligate
intracellular bacterium that causes reproductive tract complications in women, including …

Interleukin-17 (IL-17A) is a cytokine involved in a complex array of both protective and
detrimental processes. Although early biological studies focused on the pro-inflammatory …

External signs of disease are frequently used as indicators of disease susceptibility.
However, immune profiling can be a more effective indicator to understand how host …

The genus Chlamydia consists of diverse, obligate intracellular bacteria that infect various
animals, including humans. Although chlamydial species share many aspects of the typical …

Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium, which undergoes a biphasic
developmental cycle inside a vacuole termed the inclusion. Chlamydia-specific effector …

Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are the most frequently reported agents
of bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide. Nonetheless, C. trachomatis/N …

Disease is a contributing factor to the decline of wildlife populations across the globe.
Koalas, iconic yet declining Australian marsupials, are predominantly impacted by two …

Chlamydia vaccine approaches aspire to induce Th1 cells for optimal protection, despite the
fact that there is no direct evidence demonstrating Th1-mediated Chlamydia clearance from …