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Chlamydia trachomatis
The Pathogen and Pathogenesis Chlamydiae are obligate, intracellular, nonmotile, gram-negative bacteria with a unique biphasic developmental cycle consisting of extra- and intracellular forms. Chlamydiae have an outer membrane that contains lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and membrane proteins. Peptidoglycan is present in the…