FIG 5.

Analysis of tarP deletion in C. muridarum host cell invasion. (A) Murine McCoy cells or (B) mouse L929 cells were infected with either the tarP deletion mutant, cis-tarp-complemented strain, or WT C. muridarum. Progeny EB production was quantitated at 24 h postinfection (A) and chlamydial invasion was analyzed at 1 h postinfection (B). Data are represented as the mean values for progeny EBs or percentage of internalized chlamydiae and are shown with standard deviations. No significant differences (ns) in chlamydial replication or entry were detected among the tested strains.