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 …

Members of the order Chlamydiales are biphasic intracellular pathogens known to cause
disease in both humans and animals. As we learn more about the genetic diversity of this …

Effective wildlife management relies on the accurate and precise detection of individual
animals. These can be challenging data to collect for many cryptic species, particularly those …

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

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 …

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

Wildlife vaccination is of urgent interest to reduce disease-induced extinction and zoonotic
spillover events. However, several challenges complicate its application to wildlife. For …

Management actions designed to mitigate development or anthropogenic impacts on
species of conservation concern are often implemented without quantifying the benefit to the …

Peptide-based vaccines have emerged in recent years as promising candidates in the
prevention of infectious diseases. However, there are many challenges to maintaining in …

Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) is renowned for its successful evasion of the host immune
system. Down regulation of the major histocompatabilty complex class I molecule (MHC-I) …