Spontaneous change from overt to covert infection of Chlamydia pecorum in cycloheximide-treated mouse McCoy cells.
Some isolates of Chlamydia pecorum from sheep feces failed to produce inclusions on passage in cycloheximide-treated monolayers, but chlamydiae could be recovered several weeks later. Chlamydia psittaci from sheep abortions did not show this phenomenon.
Philips
H L
HL
Department of Veterinary Clinical Science and Animal Husbandry, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, South Wirral, England.
Clarkson
M J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000502:physiology*; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D012756:Sheep
D003513:Cycloheximide