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Chlamydia trachomatis IncA is localized to the inclusion membrane and is recognized by antisera from infected humans
J P Bannantine1, W E Stamm, R J Suchland
1Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3804, USA.
Infection and Immunity
|November 24, 1998
Abstract:
Chlamydia psittaci produces a collection of proteins, termed IncA, IncB, and IncC, that are localized to the chlamydial inclusion membrane. In this report we demonstrate that IncA is also produced by Chlamydia trachomatis. C. trachomatis IncA is structurally similar to C. psittaci IncA and is also localized to the inclusion membrane. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that sera from C. trachomatis-infected patients and from experimentally infected monkeys both recognized C. trachomatis IncA.