Organisms

Chlamydia

A genus of the family CHLAMYDIACEAE whose species cause a variety of diseases in vertebrates including humans, mice, and swine. Chlamydia species are gram-negative and produce glycogen. The type species is CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.

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A genus of the family CHLAMYDIACEAE whose species cause a variety of diseases in vertebrates including humans, mice, and swine. Chlamydia species are gram-negative and produce glycogen. The type species is CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection equals CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS

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  1. B03w.440w.190w.190w.190w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chlamydia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002689. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002689
  2. Chlamydia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydia_(bacterium)
  3. Chlamydia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q846309