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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Chlamydiales > Chlamydiaceae > Chlamydia

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Chlamydia  

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  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection equals CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS

Scope note

  • 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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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002689

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