How Chlamydia trachomatis conquered gut microbiome-derived antimicrobial compounds and found a new home in the eye [Microbiology]

Different variants of the obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis cause the diseases trachoma and chlamydia. The trachoma strains cause chronic infections of the conjunctival epithelium and an intense inflammatory response that can lead to corneal damage, and trachoma is the most common cause of infectious blindness. The Chlamydia strains...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Commentaries Source Type: research