Detection of Chlamydia Developmental Forms and Secreted Effectors by Expansion Microscopy

Expansion microscopy (ExM) is a novel tool to improve the resolution of fluorescence-based microscopy that has not yet been used to visualize intracellular pathogens. Here we show the expansion of the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, enabling to differentiate its two distinct forms, cat...

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Main Authors: Tobias C. Kunz, Ralph Götz, Markus Sauer, Thomas Rudel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00276/full