Chlamydia cousin discovered in deep Arctic Ocean

[ornotna]

Deep under the Arctic Ocean seafloor lurks several newfound species of chlamydia bacteria. The species, cousins to the one that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI), seem to survive despite a lack of oxygen and obvious hosts to prey upon, new research suggests.

Chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI in the U.S., with an estimated 2.86 million infections occurring each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The specific bacterium that triggers the disease, Chlamydia trachomatis, belongs to a large group of related microbes collectively known as Chlamydiae, many of which depend on host organisms to survive.

https://www.livescience.com/chlamydia-cousin-found-in-arctic-ocean.html

My son sent this to me. He said it looks like Cthulhu may have an STI. Kids.

[htuttle]

1. I bet those albino penguins have been spreading it all over

[cstanleytech]

2. Except there is one problem with that...............you are thinking of the wrong pole.

[htuttle]

3. Darn, I'm upside down again

[Wounded Bear]

4. You mean chlamydia really does come from clams?

[ornotna]

5. only the soft ones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft-shell_clam