9 research outputs found
Instillation of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide or Distilled Vinegar in Urethral Catheter Drainage Bag to Decrease Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria
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Women in Precision Agriculture : Technological breakthroughs , Challenges and Aspirations for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future (Takoi Khemais Hamrita, Editor
Golgi Fragmentation and Sphingomyelin Transport to Chlamydia trachomatis during Penicillin-Induced Persistence Do Not Depend on the Cytosolic Presence of the Chlamydial Protease CPAF
Management of short-term indwelling urethral catheters to prevent urinary tract infections
Craig Lockwood, Tamara Page, Tiffany Conroy-Hiller and Zuben Florenc
International Collaboration in Health Promotion and Disease Management: Implications of U.S. Health Promotion Efforts on Japan's Health Care System
THE ROLE OF NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION IN THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Deconstructing the Chlamydial Cell Wall
The evolutionary separated Gram-negative Chlamydiales show a biphasic life cycle and replicate exclusively within eukaryotic host cells. Members of the genus Chlamydia are responsible for many acute and chronic diseases in humans, and Chlamydia-related bacteria are emerging pathogens. We revisit past efforts to detect cell wall material in Chlamydia and Chlamydia-related bacteria in the context of recent breakthroughs in elucidating the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of the chlamydial cell wall biosynthesis. In this review, we also discuss the role of cell wall biosynthesis in chlamydial FtsZ-independent cell division and immune modulation. In the past, penicillin susceptibility of an invisible wall was referred to as the "chlamydial anomaly." In light of new mechanistic insights, chlamydiae may now emerge as model systems to understand how a minimal and modified cell wall biosynthetic machine supports bacterial cell division and how cell wall-targeting beta-lactam antibiotics can also act bacteriostatically rather than bactericidal. On the heels of these discussions, we also delve into the effects of other cell wall antibiotics in individual chlamydial lineages