TheSalmonella entericaSerovar Typhimurium-Encoded Type III Secretion Systems Can TranslocateChlamydia trachomatisProteins into the Cytosol of Host Cells

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Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate, intracellular pathogen that is a major cause of preventable blindness and infertility worldwide. Although the published genome sequence suggests that C. trachomatis encodes a type III secretion system, the lack of genetic tools for studying Chlamydia has hindered the examination of this potentially important class of virulence genes. We have developed a technique to identify...