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. 1981 Apr;32(1):404–406. doi: 10.1128/iai.32.1.404-406.1981

Effect of Seminal Plasma on Chlamydia trachomatis Strain LB-1 in Cell Culture

Lavelle Hanna 1, Hermine Keshishyan 1, George F Brooks 2, Daniel P Stites 2, Ernest Jawetz 1
PMCID: PMC350636  PMID: 6163729

Abstract

Human seminal plasma inhibited formation of strain LB-1 chlamydial inclusions in McCoy cells proportional to the concentration of seminal plasma added after chlamydial adsorption.

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