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Findings Could Boost Efforts to Develop Chlamydia Vaccine

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with other U.S. researchers, have uncovered the structure of a key cell membrane protein in a bacterial model for Chlamydia trachomatis, the cause of the world's most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). The findings, published in Nature Communications, could help guide the design of a vaccine to prevent chlamydia infections, a frequent source of infertility and other health problems.

June 10, 2026