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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Chlamydia infection medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Chlamydia infection surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Chlamydia infection primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Chlamydia infection secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Chlamydia infection cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Chlamydia infection future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
[[Chlamydia infection medical therapy|Medical therapy]] | [[Chlamydia infection surgery|Surgical options]] | [[Chlamydia infection primary prevention|Primary prevention]]  | [[Chlamydia infection secondary prevention|Secondary prevention]] | [[Chlamydia infection cost-effectiveness of therapy|Financial costs]] | [[Chlamydia infection future or investigational therapies|Future therapies]]
==Recent genetic discoveries==
Recent phylogenetic studies have revealed that chlamydia shares a common ancestor with modern plants, and retains unusual plant-like traits (both [[genetics|genetically]] and [[physiology|physiologically]]). In particular, the [[enzyme]] ''L,L-diaminopimelate aminotransferase'', which is related to [[lysine]] production in plants, is also linked with the construction of chlamydia's [[cell wall]]. The genetic encoding for the enzymes is remarkably similar in plants and chlamydia, demonstrating a close common ancestry.<ref name="pmid17093042">{{cite journal |author=McCoy AJ, Adams NE, Hudson AO, Gilvarg C, Leustek T, Maurelli AT |title=L,L-diaminopimelate aminotransferase, a trans-kingdom enzyme shared by Chlamydia and plants for synthesis of diaminopimelate/lysine |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=103 |issue=47 |pages=17909–14 |year=2006 |pmid=17093042 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0608643103}}</ref>
This unexpected discovery may help scientists develop new treatment avenues: if scientists could find a safe and effective inhibitor of ''L,L-diaminopimelate aminotransferase'', they might have a highly effective and extremely specific new antibiotic against chlamydia.


==References==
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