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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Future Microbiol. 2013 Sep;8(9):1129–1146. doi: 10.2217/fmb.13.80

Figure 2. Genetic variation as an adjustment to environmental changes.

Figure 2

Genetic variation allows Chlamydia trachomatis to exploit diverse niches within a host (tissue tropism) and to avoid, escape or resist host responses. Consequently, new Chlamydia genotypes arise within the population and the potential for strain selection with increased virulence is possible.