The endogenous antiseptic N-chlorotaurine irreversibly inactivates Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia trachomatis.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study demonstrating the antimicrobial activity of NCT against Chlamydiae. Clinical implications of these findings have to be investigated in further trials.
PMID: 30074473 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 3, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Bellmann-Weiler R, Maass V, Arnitz R, Weiss G, Maass M, Nagl M Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research