C. trachomatis

C. trachomatis is an obligate, aerobic, intracellular parasite of eukaryotic cells. It is a Gram-negative bacteria and has a cocci or rod shape. It has a cytoplasmic membrane and outer membrane like to Gram-negative bacteria but, it deficiencies of a peptidoglycan cell wall. C. trachomatis is the major cause of all sexually transmitted disease in the world; in the United States, its self, more than 11 million cases are diagnosed each year. It is also the chief cause of preventable blindness (affected by a chlamydia infection called trachoma) in the world. C. trachomatis is one of the main causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women.

Chlamydia trachomatis