Open AccessUltrastructure of Chlamydia pneumoniae in cell culture
Author(s) -
Popov V.L.,
Shatkin A.A.,
Pankratova V.N.,
Smirnova N.S.,
Bonsdorff C.H.,
Ekman M.R.,
Mörttinen A.,
Saikku P.
Publication year - 1991
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.1574-6968.1991.tb04584.x
Subject(s) - chlamydia , ultrastructure , microbiology and biotechnology , chlamydiales , strain (injury) , biology , chlamydiaceae , chlamydophila pneumoniae , immunology , anatomy
The electron microscopic appearance of Chlamydia pneumoniae elementary bodies with pear‐shaped, loose outer membrane has been suggested as one criterion of its classification as a new chlamydial species. The study of the original strain TW 183 in LCL 929 and HL cells and a low‐passage isolate of Kajaani‐6 isolate in HL cells revealed spherical compact elementary bodies common to other chlamydia.