Binding, ingestion, and multiplication of Chlamydia trachomatis (L sub(2) serovar) in human leukocyte cell lines

The authors examined the ability of lymphoblastoid-myeloid cell lines to bind, ingest, and permit multiplication of Chlamydia trachomatis (L sub(2) serovar). Four types of chlamydia-cell line interactions were observed: (i) minimal bacterial binding: (ii) bacterial binding, followed by ingestion and...

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Published inInfection and immunity Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 935 - 937
Main Authors Bard, JA, Levitt, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1985
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Summary:The authors examined the ability of lymphoblastoid-myeloid cell lines to bind, ingest, and permit multiplication of Chlamydia trachomatis (L sub(2) serovar). Four types of chlamydia-cell line interactions were observed: (i) minimal bacterial binding: (ii) bacterial binding, followed by ingestion and high-level multiplication; (iii) bacterial binding, followed by ingestion by minimal multiplication; and (iv) bacterial binding, but minimal ingestion or replication. Our data demonstrate that at 37 degree C in vitro the L sub(2) serovar can both bind avidly to a cell without entering it and enter nonphagocytic cells but not grow.
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ISSN:0019-9567