Characterization of in vitro chlamydial cultures in low-oxygen atmospheres.

J Bacteriol

Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Bartholin Building, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.

Published: September 2007

To mimic in vivo conditions during chlamydial infections, Chlamydia trachomatis serovar D and Chlamydia pneumoniae CWL029 were cultured in low-oxygen atmospheres containing 4% O(2), with parallel controls cultured in atmospheric air. Both were enriched with 5% CO(2). The results showed a dramatic increase in the growth of C. pneumoniae but not of C. trachomatis.

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