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In addition, the antibiotics penicillin, tetracycline, and erythromycin were evaluated for their\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    antichlamydial activity of the isolated strains. Vaginal swabs (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                    =160) were collected from females gynecologically diseased using cotton swabs. Samples were tested for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydia<\/jats:italic>\n                    by Vero cells tissue culture, chicken embryo, Gimenez staining, direct fluorescein-conjugated monoclonal antibody staining, and immunoperoxidase. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses conducted for the presence of chlamydial DNA was used to detect its specific DNA by the\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">omp2<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene. PCR analyses conducted for the presence of chlamydial DNA revealed that 112\/160 (70%) were positive for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydiaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The specific DNA defined by the\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">omp2<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene identified them as\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (17\/112, 15.2%),\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydophila psittaci<\/jats:italic>\n                    (56\/112, 50.0%), and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydophila abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    (40\/112, 35.7%). 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