A review on chlamydial diseases in animals: still a challenge for pathologists?
N Borel, A Polkinghorne, A Pospischil - Veterinary pathology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Chlamydiae have a worldwide distribution causing a wide range of diseases in human
hosts, livestock, and companion animals as well as in wildlife and exotic species. Moreover …
hosts, livestock, and companion animals as well as in wildlife and exotic species. Moreover …
Helping koalas battle disease – Recent advances in Chlamydia and koala retrovirus (KoRV) disease understanding and treatment in koalas
BL Quigley, P Timms - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The iconic Australian marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), has suffered dramatic
population declines as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle collision …
population declines as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle collision …
Infection with koala retrovirus subgroup B (KoRV-B), but not KoRV-A, is associated with chlamydial disease in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
The virulence of chlamydial infection in wild koalas is highly variable between individuals.
Some koalas can be infected (PCR positive) with Chlamydia for long periods but remain …
Some koalas can be infected (PCR positive) with Chlamydia for long periods but remain …
Chlamydia pecorum infections in sheep and cattle: A common and under-recognised infectious disease with significant impact on animal health
E Walker, EJ Lee, P Timms, A Polkinghorne - The Veterinary Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a growing recognition that infections of livestock by the obligate intracellular
bacterium, Chlamydia pecorum, are more widespread than was previously thought. A range …
bacterium, Chlamydia pecorum, are more widespread than was previously thought. A range …
Genetic diversity in the plasticity zone and the presence of the chlamydial plasmid differentiates Chlamydia pecorum strains from pigs, sheep, cattle, and koalas
Background Chlamydia pecorum is a globally recognised pathogen of livestock and koalas.
To date, comparative genomics of C. pecorum strains from sheep, cattle and koalas has …
To date, comparative genomics of C. pecorum strains from sheep, cattle and koalas has …
Component causes of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis—non-moraxella organisms in the epidemiology of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Historically the role of bacterial organisms associated with infectious bovine
keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) has fallen to members of the genus Moraxella (see John Dustin …
keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) has fallen to members of the genus Moraxella (see John Dustin …
Culture-independent genome sequencing of clinical samples reveals an unexpected heterogeneity of infections by Chlamydia pecorum
Chlamydia pecorum is an important global pathogen of livestock, and it is also a significant
threat to the long-term survival of Australia's koala populations. This study employed a …
threat to the long-term survival of Australia's koala populations. This study employed a …
Chlamydia pecorum–Associated Sporadic Ovine Abortion
T Westermann, C Jenkins, E Onizawa… - Veterinary …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite previous detection of Chlamydia pecorum in sporadic ovine abortions, published
descriptions of naturally occurring infections with fetoplacental lesions are lacking. This …
descriptions of naturally occurring infections with fetoplacental lesions are lacking. This …
Genetic differences in Chlamydia pecorum between neighbouring sub-populations of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
CM Fernandez, LJ Schmertmann, DP Higgins… - Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chlamydiosis, caused by Chlamydia pecorum, is regarded as an important threat to koala
populations. Across the koala's geographical range, disease severity associated with C …
populations. Across the koala's geographical range, disease severity associated with C …
Clinical, diagnostic and pathologic features of presumptive cases of Chlamydia pecorum-associated arthritis in Australian sheep flocks
Background Arthritis is an economically significant disease in lambs and is usually the result
of a bacterial infection. One of the known agents of this disease is Chlamydia pecorum, a …
of a bacterial infection. One of the known agents of this disease is Chlamydia pecorum, a …