Article
Antigenic characterization of Chlamydia pneumoniae isolated in Hiroshima, Japan.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1993
Kanamoto Y, Iijima Y, Miyashita N, Matsumoto A, Sakano T
Abstract excerpt
The morphology and antigenic property of elementary bodies (EBs) of new Chlamydia pneumoniae YK-41 strain isolated in Hiroshima, Japan, were compared with those of C. pneumoniae strains TW-183 and AR-39, C. trachomatis L2/434/Bu strain and C. psittaci Cal 10 and Budgerigar-1 strains by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting techniques. In spite of a clear difference in EB morphology between the YK-41 and the other C....
Topics
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bronchitis
- Chlamydia Infections
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Chlamydophila psittaci
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Epitopes
- Humans