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Chlamydiae are a phylum of bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites. One of these is Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes the STD chlamydia (See related question "What is chlamydia?" for information on the STD.)

Bacteria in the chlamydia family that causes disease include C. trachomatis, C. psittaci, and C. pneumonia. There are other chlamdyia species that cause diseases in other animals, as well as species that cause no illness.

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Chlamydiae are a group of bacteria that can cause a variety of diseases in humans and animals, including the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia. They are classified as obligate intracellular pathogens, meaning they can only survive and replicate inside host cells. Chlamydiae are known for their unique developmental cycle that involves alternating between infectious elementary bodies and replicative reticulate bodies.

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What virus is caused by Chlamydiae?

The chlamydiae are bacteria, not viruses.


What is chlamydia's phylum?

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What class does chlamydia belong?

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Where do chlamydiae get nutrients?

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How many offspring do chlamydias produce?

Chlamydiae reproduce by binary fission, producing two offspring.


Is it true that Chlamydiae is transmitted by ticks and lice and can cause typhus and rocky mountain fever?

No, rickettsiae are transmitted by arthropods and can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain fever.


What diseases are caused by chlamydiae?

Chlamydia trachomatis can cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia urethritis or cervicitis. Chlamydia pneumoniae is linked to respiratory tract infections, while Chlamydia psittaci can cause psittacosis, an avian disease that can be transmitted to humans.


When was the first chlamydia case ever reported?

Although it has not been confirmed that it was chlamydia there are reports of a chlamydia like bacteria infecting the eyes of ancient Chinese and egyptians. There was an outbreak in the early 1920's by bacteria from the chlamydiae phylum. The name Chlamydia first appeared in writing in 1945 and was validated as a genus of the Chlamydiae phylum in 1966. Chlamydia is a bacteria. When we talk about Chlamydia in STIs, we refer to Chlamydia trachomatis, one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia, family Chlamydiaceae, class Chlamydiae, phylum Chlamydiae, domain Bacteria. It was first discovered in humans in 1907. Chlamydia type bacteria have been found in the walls of some plants, and it is thought that there was a species crossover some time, historically. So, it has been spread throughout humans throughout the whole of the last century.


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