Urethral infection of chimpanzees by Ureaplasma urealyticum
Authors:
- D. Taylor-RobinsonDTD. Taylor-Robinson
- R. H. PurcellRPR. H. Purcell
- W. T. LondonWLW. T. London
- D. L. SlyDSD. L. Sly
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 11 (2) , 197-201
Abstract
Two strains of U. urealyticum serotype V that produced urethritis in human volunteers were, after a number of subcultures in artificial media, intorduced intra-urethrally into 3 chimpanzees. One strain given to 2 chimpanzees rapidly multiplied 1000-fold, whereas there was less evidence that organisms of another strain multiplied in a 3rd animal. Over a 14-day period the ureaplasmas persisted in all animals, did not spread to the throat and did not produce an inflammatory response. After this time they were eliminated by tetracycline therapy.Keywords
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