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Characterization of a Chlamydia pneumoniae Strain Isolated from a 57‐Year‐Old Man
Author(s) -
Miyashita Naoyuki,
Kubota Yoshifumi,
Kimura Masashi,
Nakajima Masamitsu,
Niki Yoshihito,
Soejima Rinzo,
Matsumoto Akira
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1994.tb02138.x
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , chlamydiaceae , strain (injury) , chlamydia , biology , chlamydiales , chlamydophila pneumoniae , chlamydia psittaci , chlamydia trachomatis , isolation (microbiology) , immunochemistry , virology , antigen , antibody , immunology , anatomy
The isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae , especially from elderly persons, is generally not easy. Recently, we succeeded in isolating a chlamydial strain, which was designated KKpn‐15, from a 57‐year‐old man suffering from acute bronchitis. It was compared with well established strains of C. pneumoniae, C. trachomatis and C. psittaci , and its biological properties, such as the morphology of elementary bodies (EBs) and inclusions, and the immunochemistry of EB proteins, were investigated. Based on the results obtained in the present study, it was confirmed that the new chlamydial strain, KKpn‐15, is a member of the C. pneumoniae strain and that the organisms of KKpn‐15 are useful as an antigen for the serodiagnosis and epidemiology of C. pneumoniae infection.