Open AccessDivision and transmission of inclusions of Chlamydia trachomatis in replicating McCoy cell monolayers
Author(s) -
Richmond Shirley J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb00833.x
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , cell division , serotype , transmission (telecommunications) , chlamydia , chlamydiaceae , division (mathematics) , chlamydiales , immunofluorescence , virology , biology , population , monolayer , cell , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , immunology , medicine , genetics , telecommunications , arithmetic , mathematics , environmental health , biochemistry , computer science
When Chlamydia trachomatis serotype E was grown in monolayers of replicating McCoy cells, dividing inclusions were seen by indirect immunofluorescence. Transmission of inclusions occurred within the McCoy cell population, so that clusters of inclusions in adjacent cells had formed by 72 h. Inclusion division and transmission may provide an important mechanism for persistence of naturally occurring chlamydial infections.