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Identification of unusual Chlamydia pecorum genotypes in Victorian koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and clinical variables associated with infection.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2016
Legione Alistair R, Patterson Jade L S, Whiteley Pam L, Amery-Gale Jemima, Lynch Michael, Haynes Leesa, Gilkerson James R, Polkinghorne Adam, Devlin Joanne M, Sansom Fiona M
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia pecorum infection is a threat to the health of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Australia. Utilizing an extensive sample archive we determined the prevalence of C. pecorum in koalas within six regions of Victoria, Australia. The ompA genotypes of the detected C. pecorum were characterized to better understand the epidemiology of this pathogen in Victorian koalas. Despite many studies in...
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