Stephens R S, Kuo C C
Infect Immun. 1984 Sep;45(3):790-1. doi: 10.1128/iai.45.3.790-791.1984.
A common antigenic determinant on the chlamydial major outer membrane protein was detected on each of the three Chlamydia trachomatis biovars (trachoma, lymphogranuloma venereum, and mouse). This determinant was prominently displayed on the surface of chlamydial strains from both the trachoma and lymphogranuloma venereum biovars. However, detection of this determinant on a mouse biovar strain required denaturation by sodium dodecyl sulfate or periodate oxidation. This determinant provides a definable taxonomic link between the three biovars of C. trachomatis.
在沙眼衣原体的三种生物变种（沙眼、性病性淋巴肉芽肿和鼠生物变种）的每一种中都检测到了衣原体主要外膜蛋白上的一种共同抗原决定簇。这种决定簇在沙眼和性病性淋巴肉芽肿生物变种的衣原体菌株表面显著呈现。然而，在鼠生物变种菌株上检测到这种决定簇需要通过十二烷基硫酸钠变性或高碘酸盐氧化。这种决定簇为沙眼衣原体的三种生物变种之间提供了一个可明确界定的分类学联系。
