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Studies in vitro of the nature and synthesis of the cell wall ofChlamydia trachomatis

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The possibility thatChlamydia trachomatis contains peptidoglycan was examined by three methods. Preincubation of chlamydia with enzymes known to cleave peptidoglycan had no adverse effect on the subsequent development. Immunofluorescence studies with antistreptococcal peptidoglycan antisera failed to show any cross reactions with chlamydial antigens. The antichlamydial activity of anti-cell-wall antimicrobials was examined; β lactams proved the most active, and cycloserine and bacitracin also showed antichlamydial activity. Alaphosphin, phosphomycin, and vancomycin showed no antichlamydial activity at the concentrations tested.

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How, S.J., Hobson, D. & Hart, C.A. Studies in vitro of the nature and synthesis of the cell wall ofChlamydia trachomatis . Current Microbiology 10, 269–274 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577140

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