What is Chlamydiae?
{{taxobox | name = Chlamydiae | image = ChlamydiaTrachomatisEinschlusskörperchen.jpg | image_caption = ''Chlamydia trachomatis'' | domain = [[Bacteria]] | phylum = '''Chlamydiae''' | subdivision_ranks = Families | subdivision = [[Chlamydiaceae]]<br/> [[Parachlamydiaceae]]<br/> [[Simkaniaceae]]<br/> [[Waddliaceae]]<br/> [[Rhabdochlamydiaceae]] }} '''Chlamydiae''' is a [[Bacteria|bacterial]] phylum and class whose members are obligate intracellular pathogens. All known Chlamydiae only grow by infecting [[Eukaryote|eukaryotic]] host cells. They are as small or smaller than many [[virus]]es. Most intracellular Chlamydiae are located in an inclusion body or vacuole. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Gram-negative bacteria]]