Vaccines for Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
Members of the genus, Chlamydia, are obligate intracellular bacteria that have a unique developmental cycle. These organisms are widespread in nature and are common human pathogens. In this review, we describe new data related to the characterization of acquired immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis that is relevant to vaccine development. We also discuss recent work on vaccine candidates against this ubiquitous pathogen.
Department of Pathology, University of California, Irvine 92697-4800 USA. lmdelama@uci.edu
Luis M
LM
de la Maza
Ellena M
EM
Peterson
D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D002694:Chlamydiaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines