Moulder J W
Infection. 1982;10 Suppl 1:S10-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01640709.
Chlamydiae are obligately intracellular procaryotic parasites, and their activities as agents of human disease are determined to a large degree by their intracellular way of life. The inside of a host cell is a hostile environment, and few microorganisms survive and multiply intracellularly. Those that do have evolved adaptations that fit them for life inside other cells. Apart from the viruses, chlamydiae are the infectious agents most highly adapted to intracellular life. Of all the properties of chlamydiae, the ones most likely to determine their pathogenic potential are those that reflect their adaptations to life inside host cells. Wherever possible, these chlamydial activities will be indentified and described.
衣原体是专性细胞内寄生的原核生物寄生虫，它们作为人类疾病病原体的活动在很大程度上取决于其细胞内的生存方式。宿主细胞内部是一个恶劣的环境，很少有微生物能在细胞内生存和繁殖。那些能够在细胞内生存繁殖的微生物已经进化出了适应在其他细胞内生活的特性。除了病毒之外，衣原体是最能适应细胞内生活的感染因子。在衣原体的所有特性中，最有可能决定其致病潜力的是那些反映其对宿主细胞内生活适应的特性。只要有可能，这些衣原体的活动都将被识别和描述。
