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Different Growth Rates ofChlamydia trachomatisBiovars Reflect Pathotype
5 Jul 2006
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BACKGROUND: Despite small genomic differences, Chlamydia trachomatis biovars exhibit diverse disease manifestations and different growth rates in vivo and in cell culture models. METHODS: Chlamydial inclusion-forming units were enumerated over time in HeLa cells, to evaluate the length of the developmental cycle for C. trachomatis strains A, B, C, and E/Bour (ocular strains) as well as D, E/UW5/Cx, F, and L2...
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