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943217

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
The allantoic fluid of chick embryos infected with Chlamydia psittaci is routinely used as a source of material for the study of the chemical and biological properties of the chlamydiae. We have examined pellets recovered from this allantoic fluid by low- and high-speed centrifugation, as well as high-speed pellets which had been stored at -70 degrees C, and we find that all of the pleomorphic forms of the chlamydiae are present in these materials. The reticulate bodies and large intermediate bodies are always seen to be morphologically damaged in that their cell envelopes are modified and in that they are distended and occasionally 'leaky.' No morphological evidence of damage was seen in small intermediate bodies or in elementary bodies in any of the materials which were examined. Thus the chlamydial population recovered from the allantoic fluid of infected chick embryos has been modified by selective damage to the least-condensed particles. We propose that the release of lysosomal enzymes from the host cell may coincide with the release of the chlamydia and that these enzymes may be responsible for this selective damage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-4166
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Alterations in the ultrastructure of Chlamydia psittaci 6BC harvested from the allantoic fluid of chick embryos.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article