Detection null of the unique Chlamydia stocks which it is related to the acutely breath disease

摘要

Methods for detecting a unique strain of Chlamydia associated with acute respiratory disease. These methods utilize monoclonal antibody directed against an antigenic determinant of the TWAR organism, or DNA probes capable of specifically hydridizing to at least a portion of the DNA sequence of the TWAR organism. A method for determining the presence of antibodies to the TWAR organism, utilizing elementary bodies of the TWAR organism as antigen is also disclosed.