False-colour transmission electron micrograph (TEM) Chlamydia sp. ,a genus of small,spherical bacteria which are obligate intra-cellular parasites. This section shows the organisms (pink spheres) within a human cell. Chlamydia trachomatis includes strains responsible for the sexually- transmitted disease lymphogranuloma venereum and the eye disease trachoma and inclusion conjunctivitis (TRIC). Presence of C. trachomatis in the human genital tract accounts for many cases of non-specific urethritis (NSU),which responds to treatment with erythromycin or tetracycline. Magnification: x 17,000 at 35mm size,x34,000 at 6x7cm size | |
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