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chlamydia

[kluh-mid-ee-uh] / kləˈmɪd i ə /


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Chlamydia is not uncommon in other animals – koalas are suspected to have first caught it from livestock – but the spread and intensity of the disease amongst the marsupials is unmatched.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Researchers have identified a 'guard mechanism' for a protein which attacks microbes in infected cells, opening the possibility of new treatments for Toxoplasma, Chlamydia, Tuberculosis and even cancer.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Figure 22.13 Chlamydia, Spirochetes, Cyanobacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria are described in this table.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

She was heading to the chlamydia wards, which in 2018 were officially named the John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward after a grant was donated on the comedian’s behalf.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2020

That “cool way” turned out to be a ward at a zoo, now called “The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward.”

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2018




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