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Chlamydia cousin discovered in deep Arctic Ocean - Livescience.com
Chlamydia cousin discovered in deep Arctic Ocean - Livescience.com
Deep under the Arctic Ocean seafloor lurks several newfound species of chlamydia bacteria. The species, cousins to the one that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI), seem to survive despite a lack of oxygen and obvious hosts to prey upon, new research suggests.
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI in the U.S., with an estimated 2.86 million infections occurring each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The specific bacterium that triggers the disease, Chlamydia trachomatis, belongs to a large group of related microbes collectively known as Chlamydiae, many of which depend on host organisms to survive.
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