Research on how intracellular bacteria take control of their hosts is not only informing scientists about how these microbes cause disease, but revealing secrets of mammalian biology, says Mukherjee, ...

Ehrlichia chaffeensis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis, a disease characterized by fever, fatigue, and a range of other symptoms. Understanding how E.

When a bacterium enters a cell’s cytoplasm, intracellular lipid droplets close in, bringing with them an arsenal of antimicrobial proteins, the research shows. “This is the first evidence that there’s ...

The organisation says that it is an obligate intracellular bacteria that is found in many species of bird and mammals worldwide. However koalas suffer from both bacterium species chlamydia ...