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One Face of Chlamydia trachomatis: The Infectious Elementary Body

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 2018 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ;DOI: 10.1007/82_2016_12 ;PMID: 27197644

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  • Title:
    One Face of Chlamydia trachomatis: The Infectious Elementary Body
  • Author: Cossé, Mathilde M ; Hayward, Richard D ; Subtil, Agathe
  • Subjects: Bacteriology ; Cell Behavior ; Cellular Biology ; Genetics ; Human genetics ; Human health and pathology ; Infectious diseases ; Life Sciences ; Microbiology and Parasitology ; Pulmonology and respiratory tract
  • Is Part Of: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 2018
  • Description: The lifestyle of Chlamydiae is unique: the bacteria alternate between two morphologically distinct forms, an infectious non-replicative elementary body (EB), and a replicative, non-infectious reticulate body (RB). This review focuses on recent advances in understanding the structure and function of the infectious form of the best-studied member of the phylum, the human pathogen Chlamydia tra-chomatis. Once considered as an inert particle of little functional capacity, the EB is now perceived as a sophisticated entity that encounters at least three different environments during each infectious cycle. We review current knowledge on its composition and morphology, and emerging metabolic activities. These features confer resistance to the extracellular environment, the ability to penetrate a host cell and ultimately enable the EB to establish a niche enabling bacterial survival and growth. The bacterial and host molecules involved in these processes are beginning to emerge.
  • Publisher: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: DOI: 10.1007/82_2016_12
    PMID: 27197644
  • Source: Hyper Article en Ligne (HAL) (Open Access)
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