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Chlamydia
New findings from M.A. Wooters and co-authors describe advances in chlamydia
March 25th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Chlamydia trachomatis is a human pathogen that infects genital tracts in women. Disease control may be achieved through development of an efficacious vaccine." "A mouse genital tract model serves as a tool for evaluation of vaccine candidates. Currently, assessment of infection in mice is performed by enumeration of inclusion-forming units (IFUs) through microscopic counting of fluorescently stained bacteria. We have developed a highly sensitive real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay for enumeration of Chlamydia from mouse genital tracts to increase assay sensitivity, remove subjectivity, and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-25)
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