Chlamydial endocytobionts of free-living amoebae differentially affect the growth rate of their hosts

Astrid Horn; Julia Walochnik; Christian Baranyi; Rolf Michel; Michael Wagner; Matthias Horn; Horst Aspöck

doi:10.1016/j.ejop.2003.10.002

Chlamydial endocytobionts of free-living amoebae differentially affect the growth rate of their hosts

Astrid Horn, Julia Walochnik, Christian Baranyi, Rolf Michel, Michael Wagner, Matthias Horn, Horst Aspöck

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Abstract

Bacteria closely related to chlamydiae live and multiply as endocytobionts within free-living amoebae, making these amoebae potential vehicles of new emerging bacterial pathogens of humans. Hartmannella vermiformis containing endobiotic Neochlamydia hartmannellae grew more rapidly than those without endobionts, whilst Acanthamoeba sp. harbouring the Parachlamydia-related endocytobiont UWE25 multiplied more slowly than those without endobionts. The cause for the opposite effect of chlamydial endocytobionts on the growth of their host cells remains unknown. © 2004 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	57-60
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Protistology
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2003.10.002
Publication status	Published - 2004

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