The cryptic plasmid is more important for Chlamydia muridarum to colonize the mouse gastrointestinal tract than to infect the genital tract

• Lili Shao,

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Department of Dermatovenereology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China

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• Jose Melero,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Nu Zhang,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Bernard Arulanandam,

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Joel Baseman,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

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• Quanzhong Liu ,

  * E-mail: Zhongg@UTHSCSA.EDU (GZ); Liuquanzhong@medmail.com.cn (QL)

  Affiliation Department of Dermatovenereology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China

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• Guangming Zhong

  * E-mail: Zhongg@UTHSCSA.EDU (GZ); Liuquanzhong@medmail.com.cn (QL)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7053-5009

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