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    A Same-Genus Screening Approach Reveals Novel Effectors and New Possibilities for Investigating Chlamydia Pathogenesis
    (American Society for Microbiology, 2021-06) Ryan, John D.; Nelson, David E.; Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
    Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular pathogens that rely on secreted effector proteins to establish their intracellular niche. In this issue of the Journal of Bacteriology, Yanatori et al describe a screen for C. pneumoniae effectors, performed in C. trachomatis, which identified several new proteins that are translocated during infection (Yanatori, Miura et al. 2021). More broadly, they demonstrate how new genetic approaches in C. trachomatis can be used to characterize the virulence factors of other Chlamydia species.