Genome organization and genomics in Chlamydia: whole genome sequencing increases understanding of chlamydial virulence, evolution, and phylogeny

The genus Chlamydia contains important obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens to humans and animals, including C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae. Since 1998, when the first Chlamydia genome was published, our understanding of how these microbes interact, evolved and adapted to different intracell...

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Main Authors: Laurence Don Wai Luu, Vasilli Kasimov, Samuel Phillips, Garry S. A. Myers, Martina Jelocnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1178736/full