Chlamydia may live inside gut cells and cause recurrent infections, reserachers have found. Stock images of a man with an STI (main) and chlamydia bacteria (inset).

Bacteria that cause diseases, so-called pathogens, develop various strategies to exploit human cells as hosts to their own advantage. A team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University ...

When Chlamydia trachomatis infects a human cell, it faces a huge challenge: It must prevent the cell from triggering programmed cell death to prevent the bacteria from replicating and spreading ...

Chlamydia: How bacteria take over control Date: March 28, 2017 Source: Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, JMU Summary: To survive in human cells, chlamydiae have a lot of tricks in store.

Chlamydia cells can infiltrate our guts, ... that enabled them to see how the bacteria were getting into the cells. The results, published in PLOS Pathogens on Aug. 22, ...

Bacteria that cause diseases, ... Original or copy: How Chlamydia manipulate the host cell. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 10 / 241009122528.htm.

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, and Michigan State University, U.S., have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria, but spare bacteria that are important for health.

The bacteria that cause chlamydia might be trickier than we knew. In a new study this week, scientists have found evidence that these bacteria can hide in our intestines.

A new study has shown that the bacteria that cause chlamydia in humans can infect cells in the gut, pictured in high resolution in this image. The bacteria are shown in green.

Intestinal Reservoir: Studies on organoids revealed that chlamydia can infect the intestines via the bloodstream and form resistant, persistent bacteria. Future Research: Researchers aim to explore ...

When Chlamydia trachomatis infects a human cell, it faces a huge challenge: It must prevent the cell from triggering programmed cell death to prevent the bacteria from replicating and spreading ...

Research from Germany suggests that chlamydia bacteria may persist in the intestines after antibiotic treatment, hiding in this niche and potentially causing recurrent infections. Using intestinal ...