Bisabolane Sesquiterpenes with Anti-Chlamydial Activity Isolated from .

are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens affecting humans and animals, causing miscarriage, stillbirth, or weak fetuses in the late stages of pregnancy of goats and sheep. Because there is no commercial vaccine for chlamydia in animals, drug treatment has become the most effective curative method. Natural products, also known as secondary metabolites, are becoming one of the main sources used in new drug development because of their structural diversity and biodiversity.