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Genetic diversity of Chlamydia among captive birds from central Argentina.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Jan 2015
Frutos María C, Monetti Marina S, Vaulet Lucia Gallo, Cadario María E, Fermepin Marcelo Rodríguez, Ré Viviana E, Cuffini Cecilia G
Abstract excerpt
To study the occurrence of Chlamydia spp. and their genetic diversity, we analysed 793 cloacal swabs from 12 avian orders, including 76 genera, obtained from 80 species of asymptomatic wild and captive birds that were examined with conventional nested polymerase chain reaction and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Chlamydia spp. were not detected in wild birds; however, four species (Chlamydia psittaci,...
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