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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect major outer membrane protein (MOMP) gene sequences from the three species of Chlamydia. Using three primer pairs and one restriction enzyme digestion, three distinct genotypes, corresponding to the three species, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Chlamydia psittaci, were demonstrated. C. trachomatis was amplified by all three primer pairs and the amplified fragment was digested by EcoRI. C. pneumoniae was amplified by only two of the three primer pairs, and the amplified fragment was digested by EcoRI. C. psittaci was amplified by only two of the pairs and the amplified fragment was EcoRI-resistant. C. trachomatis was detected in direct patient specimens, tissue culture specimens, and fixed specimens, and all serovars of C. trachomatis were detectable. The polymerase chain reaction can detect and differentiate the three species of Chlamydia and may prove a valuable diagnostic tool.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
984-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection and differentiation of Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci, and Chlamydia pneumoniae by DNA amplification.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.