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Presence of Chlamydiales DNA in ticks and fleas suggests that ticks are carriers of Chlamydiae.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Jun 2014
Croxatto Antony, Rieille Nadia, Kernif Tahar, Bitam Idir, Aeby Sébastien, Péter Olivier, Greub Gilbert
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The Chlamydiales order includes the Chlamydiaceae, Parachlamydiaceae, Waddliaceae, Simkaniaceae, Criblamydiaceae, Rhabdochlamydiaceae, Clavichlamydiaceae, and Piscichlamydiaceae families. Members of the Chlamydiales order are obligate intracellular bacteria that replicate within eukaryotic cells of different origins including humans, animals, and amoebae. Many of these bacteria are pathogens or emerging pathogens...
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