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J Clin Microbiol. 1990 May; 28(5): 938-940

Use of HL cells for improved isolation and passage of Chlamydia pneumoniae.

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

ABSTRACT

We compared growth of the recently discovered respiratory pathogen Chlamydia pneumoniae in McCoy, HeLa 229, BHK-21, and HL cells. When cells were not pretreated with DEAE-dextran, HL cells had significantly higher mean numbers of inclusion-forming units (IFUs) on initial inoculation than the other cell lines. When cells were pretreated with DEAE-dextran, HeLa 229 and HL cells had equivalent mean numbers of IFUs on initial inoculation. HL cells had strikingly higher mean numbers of IFUs in passage than HeLa 229, BHK-21, or McCoy cells. In addition, HL cells did not require pretreatment with DEAE-dextran and could be used from 2 to 4 days after seeding. We conclude that HL cells are an excellent cell culture system for laboratory propagation of C. pneumoniae and may be a more sensitive cell line for initial isolation.

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