Bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family are a type of Gram-negative microorganism typified by
their obligate intracellular lifestyle. The majority of the members in the Chlamydiaceae family …

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

Chlamydial disease control is increasingly utilised as a management tool to stabilise
declining koala populations, and yet we have a limited understanding of the factors that …

Koala retrovirus (KoRV) infection shows differences in prevalence and load between
northern and southern Australian koala populations; however, the effect of this on diseases …

Chlamydial disease threatens many of Australia's koala populations, and yet our
understanding of chlamydial epidemiology and disease dynamics in koalas is limited by a …

Chlamydiosis remains the leading infectious disease and is one of the key factors
responsible for the dramatic reduction of koala populations in South-East Queensland (SEQ) …

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

Disease is a contributing factor to the decline of wildlife populations across the globe.
Koalas, iconic yet declining Australian marsupials, are predominantly impacted by two …

Chlamydia pecorum, an obligate intracellular pathogen, causes significant morbidity and
mortality in livestock and the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). A variety of C. pecorum gene …

Wildlife diseases are a recognized driver of global biodiversity loss, have substantial
economic impacts, and are increasingly becoming a threat to human health. Disease …