Chlamydia is a major bacterial pathogen that infects humans, as well as a wide range of
animals, including marsupials, birds, cats, pigs, cattle, and sheep. Antibiotics are the only …

As the animal welfare community strives to empirically assess how care and management
practices can help maintain or even enhance welfare, the development of tools for non …

Chlamydiosis is a significant disease affecting Eastern Australian koala (Phascolarctos
cinereus) populations, impacting individual animal welfare and fecundity and therefore …

The iconic Australian marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), has suffered dramatic
population declines as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle collision …

Abstract In 2022, the Australian Government listed the koala as endangered in several
states due to habitat destruction, traffic strikes, dog attacks, and Chlamydia pecorum …

Although it is well established that chlamydial disease renders female koalas infertile, there
has been limited research on its effects on male koala fertility, specifically sperm quality. This …

In Australia, the most researched and perhaps the most successful chlamydial species are
the human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, animal pathogens Chlamydia pecorum and …

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) have suffered severe declines in the northern extent of their
range due to a variety of threats, including habitat destruction, trauma from cars and dogs …

Introduction This study employs bulk RNA sequencing, PCR, and ELISA assays to analyze
the pathological factors affecting the outcomes of C. pecorum ocular infections in koalas. It …

Chlamydia pecorum is responsible for causing ocular infection and disease which can lead
to blindness in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Antibiotics are the current treatment for …