Chlamydia is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
The intracytoplasmic inclusions caused by the bacterium are draped around the infected cell’s nucleus.
Chlamydia has a genome size of approximately 500-1000 kilobases and contains both RNA and DNA.
The organism is also extremely temperature sensitive and must be refrigerated at 4°C as soon as a sample is obtained.
Colonization of Chlamydia begins with attachment to sialic acid receptors on the eye, throat or genitalia.
It persists at body sites that are inaccessible to phagocytes, T-cells and B-cells.
It also exists as 15 different serotypes.
These serotypes cause four major diseases in humans: endemic trachoma (caused by serotypes A and C), sexually transmitted disease and inclusion conjunctivitis (caused by serotypes D and K), and lymphogranuloma venereum (caused by serotypes L1, L2, and L3).
Studies reveal that Chlamydia, because of its cell wall, is able to inhibit phagolysosome fusion in phagocytes.
The cell wall is proposed to be gram-negative in that it contains an outer lipopolysaccharide membrane, but it lacks peptidoglycan in its cell wall.
This lack of peptidoglycan is shown by the inability to detect muramic acid and antibodies directed against it.
It may, however, contain a carboxylated sugar other than muramic acid.
The proposed structure consists of a major outer membrane protein cross-linked with disulfide bonds.
It also contains cysteine-rich proteins (CRP) that may be the functional equivalent to peptidoglycan.
This unique structure allows for intracellular division and extracellular survival (Hatch 1996).
Applications:Suitable for use in Indirect Immunofluorescence.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilutions:Optimal dilution to be determined by the researcher.
Titer:indirect Immunofluorescence: 1:1000-1:3000 against all serovars (A-K, L1-L3)
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size：1ml
Host：rabbit
Grade：Highly Purified
Purity：Purified to a purity of >95%.
Form：Supplied as a liquid in PBS, pH 7.2, 0.09% sodium azide. No stabilizing proteins have been added.
Specificity：Recognizes Chlamydia trachomatis (purified elementary bodies and disrupted). Species Crossreactivity: Chlamydia psittacii and Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR). Uninfected Cell Reactivity: Negative vs. HEp-2 cells and egg yolk sac.
Isotype：IgG
Calc Applications Abbrev：IF
Immunogen：Chlamydia trachomatis, L2 + other serovar groups
