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Chlamydia trachomatis

• small, non-motile bacteria

• obligate intracellular

• Gram (almost) negative

• 15 serotypes

• 5% of nonpregnant women

• most commonly causes cervicitis

Diseases

• trachoma
• inclusion conjunctivitis
  • adult
  • ophthalmia neonatorum
• oculgenital infection
• lymphogranuloma venereum
  • seperate biovars