Bell T A, Kuo C C, Wang S P, Grayston J T
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
J Infect. 1989 Jul;19(1):47-9. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(89)94850-0.
Two infant baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) were inoculated with Chlamydia pneumoniae strain 'TWAR', one in the conjunctiva, nasopharynx and oropharynx, the other in the trachea. Both remained well during 8 weeks of observation. C. pneumoniae infection persisted for at least 8 weeks after inoculation. Chlamydia pneumoniae seems to be of low virulence in baboons and capable of causing chronic infection.
