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Table 4 Serological Analysis of Plasma and Vaginal Secretions from Representative Animals Following Primary Infection with Either Chlamydia trachomatis Serovar H or D and Immediately Prior to Infection with Serovar D

From: Acquired homotypic and heterotypic immunity against oculogenital Chlamydia trachomatis serovars following female genital tract infection in mice

 

H Primary Infection

D Primary Infection

Animal

I1

G3

K2

G2

K3

I4

Z1

S4

Q4

Z2

Q2

S1

 

Infection Duration (Days)

Primary

6

10

6

31

14

6

45

21

14

45

52

10

Secondary

10

17

24

28

35

38

2

4

10

14

24

28

 

Plasma and Vaginal Secretion Titers (Log 2) and IgG Immunoblot Reactions Against serovar H and D

 

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

H

D

P IgG

11

11

13

13

11

11

12

12

9

9

13

11

14

14

12

13

11

11

13

14

14

14

11

11

V IgG

5

5

7

6

2

4

6

7

4

4

5

5

11

11

7

7

7

8

9

10

9

9

4

5

V IgA

<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

<2

7

8

<2

<2

<2

2

3

5

<2

<2

4

6

8

9

10

9

<2

<2

MW (kD)

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

P

V

190

 

-

 

-

       

-

    

-

-

-

-

                            

140

                                                

120

                            

·

-

                  

115

                                                

110

                                                

108

                                                

106

                                    

·

-

  

·

-

      

102

                                                

100

                                                

96

                                                

92

                                

-

·

              

90

                                                

78

                                        

·

-

      

72

                                                

66

            

·

-

                                  

64

                                                

62

    

·

-

    

·

        

·

·

·

·

·

·

·

  

·

-

·

·

    

61.5

                                                

60

    

·

-

·

-

·

·

        

·

·

-

·

·

·

-

·

·

·

58

                                                

56

                                                

50

                                                

46.5

·

-

·

-

  

·

  

·

·

    

·

·

-

·

·

·

-

·

-

·

·

·

-

·

-

·

40

                                                

38

                                

-

·

              

36

                                    

·

·

-

·

-

    

33

                                                

29

    

·

-

·

-

                          

-

·

·

·

-

·

-

·

·

·

26

                                                

22.5

                            

·

-

        

·

-

        

19.5

                                  

·

-

·

·

    

·

-

    

15.5

·

·

·

·

                                            
  1. - = No reaction
  2. Plasma = P
  3. · = Barely visible
  4. Vaginal secretions = V
  5. • = Weak
  6. = Strong