March 15, 2009...5:17 pm

Can’t Tell a Bacterial Player Without a Scorecard

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C. trachomatis inclusion bodies image courtesy of CDC

C. trachomatis inclusion bodies image courtesy of CDC

From the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Washington

I was surprised this morning to learn that Chlamydia organisms are gone with the wind.  Eradication?  Dream on.  No, apparently Chlamydia [kluh-mid-ee-uh] organisms now go by the name of Chlamydophila [kla-mid-ō-fil′ă].  Guess I missed that memo.

—Kerri Wachter

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