Chlamydia trachomatis/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Chlamydia trachomatis.

An obligate intracellular human pathogen, is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia, that causes trachoma, inclusion conjunctivitis, lymphogranuloma venereum, nonspecific urethritis, and proctitis in humans.