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All C. trachomatis strains

Other Chlamydia species

All available live isolates are presented here, in order of their addition to the Biobank. All of our strains are grown to a high titre (typically around 108 IFU/ml; heat inactivated strains and quantified DNA are also available upon request. Please contact us for a quote.

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UID Species Strain Raw data Primary reference Notes
CT201 Chlamydia pneumoniae IOL-207 Coming soon! Dwyer et al., 1972 Isolated by serial passage in embryonated hens' eggs from the eye of an Iranian child with trachoma.
CT202 Chlamydia abortus C95-27 Coming soon! Markey et al 1996 Isolated from an outbreak of EAE in Ireland and typed by endonuclease analysis of the 60 kDa omp-2 gene (Markey et al 1996 - paper not available online but if you require a copy please contact us). Secondary reference is Sammin et al 2006.