Chlamydiaceae

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

bedsonia, Chlamydia, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Miyagawanella

Broader Terms

bacteria

Narrower Terms

Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydophila psittaci

Related Terms

gram negative bacteria

Scope Note

family of gram negative, coccoid microorganisms, in the order Chlamydiales, pathogenic for vertebrates; genera include Chlamydia and Chlamydophila.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The situation in Chlamydiaceae is so far unique [see also: ftsZ and peptidoglycan].
• It was suggested that the high proportion of plant-like genes in the Chlamydiaceae is a reflection of an ancient, ancestral relationship between the Chlamydiaceae and the cyanobacterial ancestor of the chloroplast [Brinkman et al.
• In this study the suitability of the omp2 gene as a target for molecular identification of Chlamydiaceae is demonstrated.
• The family Chlamydiaceae is now divided into two genera and 9 species including the genus: Chlamydophila gen.
• We propose that the high proportion of plant-like genes in Chlamydiaceae is not due to horizontal gene transfer with a plant or related organ- ism, but rather is a reflection of an ancient, ancestral relation- ship between the Chlamydiaceae and the cyanobacterial an- cestor of the chloroplast.

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