Farencena A, Comanducci M, Donati M, Ratti G, Cevenini R
Sezione di Microbiologia, DMCSS, Policlinico S. Orsola, Università di Bologna, Italy.
Infect Immun. 1997 Jul;65(7):2965-9. doi: 10.1128/iai.65.7.2965-2969.1997.
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.
一株沙眼衣原体尿道分离株alpha/95,通过免疫荧光检测产生的包涵体pgp3呈阴性,但其他方面正常,当通过聚合酶链反应(PCR)和Southern印迹法检测pCT同源DNA时,也得到阴性结果。omp-1序列分析确定alpha/95为新的B基因型变体。这些发现证实,衣原体体外生长不需要pCT。