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Persistence of Chlamydia psittaci in Various Temperatures and Times.
Avian diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Wannaratana Suwarak, Thontiravong Aunyaratana, Amonsin Alongkorn, Pakpinyo Somsak
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia psittaci, an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria, causes an important zoonotic disease in humans, namely, psittacosis. The objective of this study was to determine the persistent viability of C. psittaci at various temperature conditions. The cloacal swab samples were collected from feral and racing pigeons to find a C. psittaci field strain. The bacterial isolation showed that 1.3% of feral...
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