Chlamydia trachomatis Lipopolysaccharide Evades the Canonical and Noncanonical Inflammatory Pathways To Subvert Innate Immunity

Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections (STI). C. trachomatis STI are commonly asymptomatic, implying a pathogenic strategy for the evasion of innate inflammatory immune responses, a paradox as the C. trachomatis outer membrane contains lipopolysac...

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Main Authors: Chunfu Yang, Michael Briones, Janice Chiou, Lei Lei, Michael John Patton, Li Ma, Grant McClarty, Harlan D. Caldwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00595-19