Differential susceptibility of chlamydiae to exogenous fibroblast interferon.
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Mouse fibroblasts (L cells) were incubated for 5 h with 1,000 U of murine fibroblast interferon (MuIFN alpha+ beta) per ml and then were infected with either Chlamydia trachomatis (LGV 440), C. psittaci (6BC), or C. psittaci (Cal 10). Intracellular development of C. trachomatis was reduced 90% in interferon-treated cells 24 h after infection when compared with controls, whereas C. psittaci growth was not affected in interferon-treated cells.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983