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'''''Chlamydia trachomatis''''' is a pathogen that causes many serious health threats to humans.  Chlamydia is one of the most common STD which is caused by chlamydia trachomatis.  An estimated 4 million C. trachomatis infections occur annually among the sexually active population in the United States.  The majority of persons with C. trachomatis infection are not aware of their infection because they do not have symptoms.  The infection is easily cured if diagnosed, but many infections remain untreated and lead to other illnesses such as infertility in both men and women.  Another disease caused by C. trachomatis is trachoma, most common cause of blindness among children in Africa and other developing nations.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
==Description and significance==
Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen that causes many serious health threats to humans.  Chlamydia is one of the most common STD which is caused by chlamydia trachomatis.  An estimated 4 million C. trachomatis infections occur annually among the sexually active population in the United States.  The majority of persons with C. trachomatis infection are not aware of their infection because they do not have symptoms.  The infection is easily cured if diagnosed, but many infections remain untreated and lead to other illnesses such as infertility in both men and women.  Another disease caused by C. trachomatis is trachoma, most common cause of blindness among children in Africa and other developing nations.
 
==Genome structure==
The genome of Chlamydia trachomatis contains 1,042,519 base pairs of DNA encoding 938 genes.
 
==Cell structure and metabolism==
Chlamydia trachomatis is structurally gram negative and is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia.  It was once thought to be a virus because it could have not been cultured in an artificial medium. C. trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen that lives within human cells and cannot make its own ATP.
 
==Ecology==
 
==Pathology==
Chlamydia trachomatis infection is usually spread by sexual intercourse and can cause numerous diseases in both men and women.  Both sexes can display urethritis (an inflammation of the urethra), proctitis (rectal disease and bleeding.)  In men, the infection can cause prostatitis (an inflammation of the prostate gland) and epididyitis (an inflammation of the epididymis, which is a long, tightly coiled tube that lies above and behind each testicle.)  In women, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is very common.  This causes scarring of the uterus and fallopian tubes and often results in infertility.  Ectopic pregnancy (fetus develops outside the womb), and acute or chronic pelvic pain are also frequent complications caused by C. trachomatis.  Occasionally, C. trachomatis can spread from the genital area and affect the liver and joints.  It is also an important neonatal pathogen, where it can lead to infection of the eye and pulmonary complications.
 
==Application to Biotechnology==
 
==Current Research==
 
==References==
Eley, Adrian. 2003. Chlamydia trachomatis is bad for your sperm! Microbiology Today, 30: 61-62
 
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Eubacteria
Class: Chlamydiae
Order: Chlamydiales
Family: Chlamydiaceae
Genus: Chlamydia
Species: trachomatis

Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen that causes many serious health threats to humans. Chlamydia is one of the most common STD which is caused by chlamydia trachomatis. An estimated 4 million C. trachomatis infections occur annually among the sexually active population in the United States. The majority of persons with C. trachomatis infection are not aware of their infection because they do not have symptoms. The infection is easily cured if diagnosed, but many infections remain untreated and lead to other illnesses such as infertility in both men and women. Another disease caused by C. trachomatis is trachoma, most common cause of blindness among children in Africa and other developing nations.