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Remarkably, C. muridarum infection subverted the immune suppressive role of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs; instead of hampering immune responses, Tregs not only promoted Th17 differentiation from conventional CD4+ T cells but also themselves converted into proinflammatory Th17 cells in both in vitro and in vivo settings. Anti-CD25 mAb PC61 treatment to deplete \u223c50% of pre-existing Tregs prior to C. muridarum genital tract infection markedly reduced the frequency and the total number of Th17 but not Th1 CD4+ cells at both immune induction and memory phases. Most importantly, Treg-depleted mice displayed significantly attenuated inflammation, neutrophil infiltration, and reduced severity of oviduct pathology upon C. muridarum genital infection. 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