The silent epidemic caused by chlamydia can be resolved by producing efficient ways to diagnose patients with the disease; however, small discoveries must be made first. The silent epidemic caused by ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual's health, but also result in multibillion-dollar ...

Immunofluorescence staining of human primary gastric cells grown in a microplate and infected with Chlamydia trachomatis (blue: cell nuclei, green: C. trachomatis, grey: actin). Funding: This work was ...

Bacteria that cause diseases, so-called pathogens, develop various strategies to exploit human cells as hosts to their own advantage. Researchers have now uncovered the attack strategies employed by ...

The bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, may lurk elsewhere in the body other than just the genitals. Chlamydia trachomatis, the species of bacteria responsible for ...

The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is best known for infecting genitals, causing the sexually transmitted infection (STI) known as chlamydia. But a new study has found that these sneaky cells can ...

Researchers have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health. The discovery opens the door for further research towards developing ...