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J Microbiol Methods
; 128: 20-23, 2016 09.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27378442
RESUMO
Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria with two distinct morphological stages, the infectious elementary bodies (EBs) and non-infectious reticulate bodies (RBs). Here we describe a rapid and straightforward protocol for the purification of EBs and RBs involving special density gradients. It has been successfully applied to three chlamydial species.