Chlamydia Spreading from the Genital Tract to the Gastrointestinal Tract - A Two-Hit Hypothesis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.12.002
Abstract: Chlamydia trachomatis, a leading bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infection-induced infertility, is frequently detected in the gastrointestinal tract. Chlamydia muridarum, a model pathogen for investigating C. trachomatis pathogenesis, readily spreads from the mouse genital tract… read more here.
Keywords: gastrointestinal tract; muridarum; tract; tract gastrointestinal ... See more keywords