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Description

Photomicrograph of Chlamydia grown in culture. The sample was taken from rhesus monkey kidney cells and stained with giemsa. The cell nuclei appear red and the infective 'elementary bodies' of the Chlamydia, which develop in 'blisters' in the cells, fluoresce green. Chlamydia is a very common sexually-transmitted pathogen, which is caused by a bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis. It can cause pelvic inflamatory disease (PID) in women (but is 'silent' in the majority of patients of both sexes). It can also cause blindness.

Technical Details

B0007737 Chlamydia infected culture. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Macaca mulatta
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cell Type
kidney cell
Cellular Component
nucleus
elementary bodies
Biological Context
Biological Process
pathogenesis
Human Disease
DOID:11263
pelvic inflammatory disease
Attribution
Names
Spike Walker
Link
Wellcome Images
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL39041
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil39041
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
bright-field microscopy
Parameters Imaged
absorption of illumination
Source of Contrast
differences in adsorption or binding of stain
Visualization Methods
giemsa
Sample Preparation
Methods
chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
dispersed cells in vitro
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 800px ——
Y 553px ——