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Chlamydial envelope components and pathogen‐host cell interactions
Author(s) -
Raulston Jane E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
molecular microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 247
eISSN - 1365-2958
pISSN - 0950-382X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.tb02370.x
Subject(s) - biology , chlamydiae , obligate , host (biology) , pathogen , host factors , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , chlamydia , ecology , virus
Summary Few bacterial pathogens are as widespread in nature or as capable of eliciting such a diversity of disease syndromes as are the chlamydiae. As obligate intra‐cellular organisms, they pose a special research challenge in defining the molecular components and mechanisms for productive growth within host cells and the overall progress of infection throughout host tissue. Although a comprehensive view of chlamydial envelope composition and respective functions in pathogenesis is far from complete, ongoing investigations continue to expose new and intriguing avenues for exploration.