Chlamydiae is a phylum of obligate intracellular bacteria that can only reproduce inside the cells of a host organism. Its best known member, Chlamydia trachomatis, is a major cause of sexually transmitted infection worldwide and, in some regions, a leading preventable cause of blindness.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Chlamydia trachomatis
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ875679, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Chlamydiota
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Bacterial Phyla, Lead
The Chlamydiota (synonym Chlamydiae) are a bacterial phylum and class whose members are remarkably diverse, including pathogens of humans and animals, symbionts of ubiquitous protozoa, and marine sediment forms not yet well understood.
View the SourceWikidata: Chlamydiae
Wikidata Q20388896, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Chlamydia trachomatis
Parent Taxon Of: Chlamydia trachomatis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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