Co-cultivation of Conjunctival Epithelial Cells and Chlamydia Trachomatis: Electron Microscopic Findings

This study used primary culture of rabbit conjunctival epithelial cells to investigate the infection process of chlamydia. The epithelial cells isolated from conjunctiva of rabbit were initially cultured for three weeks. After attaining confluence they were infected with Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) serotype D, and after cocultivation for 24, 48, and 96 hours, electron microscopic study was performed.