Characterization of a new isolate of Chlamydia trachomatis which lacks the common plasmid and has properties of biovar trachoma

被引:79
作者
Farencena, A
Comanducci, M
Donati, M
Ratti, G
Cevenini, R
机构
[1] CHIRON VACCINES,IRIS RES CTR,I-53110 SIENA,ITALY
[2] UNIV BOLOGNA,POLICLIN S ORSOLA,DMCSS,SEZ MICROBIOL,BOLOGNA,ITALY
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10.1128/IAI.65.7.2965-2969.1997
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A Chlamydia trachomatis urethral isolate, alpha/95, yielding pgp3-negative but otherwise normal inclusions by immunofluorescence also gave negative results when pCT-homologous DNA was searched by PCR and Southern blotting. omp-1 sequence analysis identified alpha/95 as a new genotype B variant. These findings confirm that PCT is not required for chlamydial growth in vitro.
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页码:2965 / 2969
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