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1.2: Phylogenetic representation of the Chlamydia genus: This graphic illustrates the natural host for every species of the pathogen. Black arrows demonstrate the zoonotic potential of C. abortus and C. psittaci (Illustration adapted from Nunes and Gomes, 2014).
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The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of trachoma related blindness and the sexually transmitted pelvic inflammatory disease. Being an obligate intracellular pathogen, C. trachomatis has an intricate dependency on the survival of the host cell. This relationship is indispensible owing to the fact that the...
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