Chlamydia Trachomatis Research Paper

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Chinelo Onyekere
Microbiology 230
Dr. Bella Dadhich
May 7, 2016.

Chlamydia
• Chlamydia trachomatis

• Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STI) worldwide.
• Chlamydia trachomatis is obligated intracellular pathogens causing a range of acute and chronic diseases in humans and animals. Sometimes it is asymptomatic infection, the person may not have any sign or symptoms of diseases. Chlamydia trachomatis is naturally a coccoid shaped bacteria which are diplococci arrangements. The researchers was used the collection of smears for microscopic and urine sample. The sample was collected from the endocervix used by a cotton swab from

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