Chlamydia
Three chlamydia species can cause human diseases, u. a. sexually transmitted diseases and respiratory infections. Most are sensitive to macrolides (eg. As azithromycin), tetracyclines (z. B. doxycycline) and fluoroquinolones. Chlamydiae are immovable, obligate intracellular bacteria. They contain DNA, RNA and ribosomes and produce their own proteins and nucleic acids. However, they depend on for three of their four nucleoside of the host cell and use the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) of…