chlamydia

Redox status is a critical factor in Chlamydia trachomatis developmental progression

The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infections, has a developmental cycle that differentiates between two functional and morphological forms, the elementary body (EB) and the reticulate body (RB). The EB is the infectious and nondividing form that infects susceptible host cells. Once internalized into a host-derived vacuole called […]

Apr 8, 2025

Dr. Vandana Singh