Abstract

Soluble antigen (SA) from chlamydial elementary bodies (EBs) was extracted with N-lauroylsarcosine. The extracted SA composed of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and proteins was compared with EBs using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Patient sera from natural chlamydial infections exhibited ELISA mean absorbance (A 492 and A 405/650) values 2–5 times higher with SA than with EBs, resulting in a better discrimination between positive and negative human sera.

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