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 …

Phosphatidic acid (PA) is a critical phospholipid constituent in eukaryotic cell membranes,
which accounts for 1À4% of the total lipid. 1 This lipophilic glycerophospholipid has a …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

The chlamydiae are an evolutionarily distinct group of eubacteria sharing an obligate
intracellular lifestyle and a unique developmental cycle that has been well characterized …

Bacillus anthracis is the etiologic agent of anthrax, an acute fatal disease among mammals.
It was thought to differ from Bacillus cereus, an opportunistic pathogen and cause of food …

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

Prokaryotes, bacteria and archaea, are the most abundant cellular organisms among those
sharing the planet Earth with human beings (among others). However, numerous ecological …

Chlamydiae are the major cause of preventable blindness and sexually transmitted disease.
Genome analysis of a chlamydia-related symbiont of free-living amoebae revealed that it is …

Members of the phylum Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that were discovered
about a century ago. Although Chlamydiae are major pathogens of humans and animals …

Covering: bacterial genome sequences to 2005 and post-genomic literature to June 2006 A
total of 223 complete bacterial genomes are analyzed, with 281 citations, for the presence of …