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Descriptor English: Chlamydia
Descriptor Spanish: Chlamydia
Descriptor Chlamydia
Scope note: Género de la familia CHLAMYDACEAE cuyas especies causan una variedad de enfermedades en los vertebrados incluidos los humanos, ratones y cerdos. Las especies de Chlamydia son gramnegativas y producen glucógeno. La especie tipo es CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Chlamydia
Descriptor French: Chlamydia
Tree number(s): B03.440.190.190.190
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002689
Scope note: A genus of the family CHLAMYDIACEAE whose species cause a variety of diseases in vertebrates including humans, mice, and swine. Chlamydia species are gram-negative and produce glycogen. The type species is CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection equals CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 2735
Unique ID: D002689
NLM Classification: QW 152
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Chlamydia - Preferred
Concept UI M0004105
Scope note A genus of the family CHLAMYDIACEAE whose species cause a variety of diseases in vertebrates including humans, mice, and swine. Chlamydia species are gram-negative and produce glycogen. The type species is CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Preferred term Chlamydia



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