Effect of storage temperature on survival of Chlamydia trachomatis after lyophilization.
Lyophilized preparations of Chlamydia trachomatis were made to investigate how well they would survive storage at four relevant incubation temperatures for 1 week and 1 month. Good viability was maintained by storage at either 4 degrees C or 20 degrees C for 1 week. If the ambient temperature is not too high, short-term transportation of C. trachomatis is achievable through lyophilization.
Eley
Adrian
A
Division of Genomic Medicine (Floor F), University of Sheffield Medical School, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, United Kingdom. a.r.eley@sheffield.ac.uk
Geary
Ian
I
Bahador
Abbas
A
Hakimi
Hamid
H
D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000502:physiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005612:Freeze Drying; D002479:Inclusion Bodies; D050296:Microbial Viability; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature