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Progression through the developmental cycle, in particular early events of conversion from infectious (EB) to replicative (RB) bacteria, is important for intracellular replication, but poorly understood. Here, we identified the inclusion membrane protein IncS as a critical factor for <jats:italic>Chlamydia<\/jats:italic> development. We show that a <jats:italic>C<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>trachomatis<\/jats:italic> conditional mutant is impaired in transition from EB to RB in human cells, and <jats:italic>C<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>muridarum<\/jats:italic> mutant bacteria fail to develop in a mouse model of <jats:italic>Chlamydia<\/jats:italic> infection. 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