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Chlamydia in birds - occurrence, new species and zoonotic potential – a review
- Source :
- Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy, Vol 58, Iss 4, Pp 503-506 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2014.
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Abstract
- Chlamydiales, one of the oldest bacterial orders in evolutionary terms, are widespread among animals. Blinding trachoma, a disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, was already known in ancient times, whereas modern reports on psittacosis date from 1879. Though these pathogens have long been known and lead to serious health problems both in human and animals, data on Chlamydiales biology has been limited. It is due to their intracellular life style and complex developmental cycle. New molecular biological methods have been recently developed expanding the possibilities of chlamydial research and diagnosis. This paper reviews data concerning avian chlamydiosis, its aetiological agent C. psittaci, newly proposed species isolated from birds, namely C. ibidis sp. nov., C. avium sp. nov., and C. gallinacea sp. nov., and their zoonotic potential.
- Subjects :
- Veterinary medicine
Chlamydia
biology
Developmental cycle
Zoology
Disease
avian chlamydiosis
bacterial infections and mycoses
medicine.disease
medicine.disease_cause
biology.organism_classification
zoonotic potential
Psittacosis
c. psittaci
atypical strains
Health problems
Trachoma
Chlamydiales
SF600-1100
medicine
Chlamydia trachomatis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23003235
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3423d640ea8c4d89d532cefc2cafe1b5