Introduction: The unique morphological characteristics, capacity of manipulating host cell
function and association with chronic inflammatory diseases represent the features of …

Throughout its known history, the gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae has
remained a challenging target for antibacterial chemotherapy and drug discovery. Owing to …

The chlamydiae are obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria that are exquisitely
adapted for exploitation of their hosts and contribute to a wide range of acute and chronic …

One of the major characteristics of Chlamydia spp. is its ability to cause prolonged, often
subclinical infections. Chronic, persistent infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae has been …

Owing to its unique host cell-dependent development cycle, Chlamydia pneumoniae
occupies an intracellular niche that enables the bacterium to survive and to multiply …

Chlamydia pneumoniae is an enigmatic human and animal pathogen. Originally discovered
in association with acute human respiratory disease, it is now associated with a remarkably …

Chlamydial infections cause a spectrum of diseases affecting millions of individuals
worldwide. Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterium and …

The intonation “The king is dead, long live the king” aptly describes the state of Chlamydia
research. Genetic-based approaches are rapidly replacing correlative strategies to provide …

Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae appear to share a common
immunobiology with about 80% of their protein coding genes being orthologs. Progress in …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 7, e66-76, March 1, 2002] 66 CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE AS A
RESPIRATORY PATHOGEN David L. Hahn1, Anthony A. Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 7 …