质粒是染色体外的遗传物质,大部分衣原体中存在隐蔽性质粒,其特有的基因组学和编码的蛋白对衣原体的生长周期、毒力、致病性和免疫性等起着十分重要的作用,对衣原体质粒的研究有助于了解其生物学作用,从而更好的预防与治疗衣原体感染的感染。
Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic material. There are cryptic plasmids in most of Chlamydia, whose unique genomics and proteins encoded by the genomics play an important role in the growth cycle, virulence, pathogenicity and immunity of chlamydia. The studying of chlamydia plasmid is benefit of understanding their biological roles and base the prevention and treatment of Chlamydia infection.