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Molecular evidence of Chlamydia pecorum and arthropod-associated Chlamydiae in an expanded range of marsupials.
Scientific reports - 9 Oct 2017
Burnard Delaney, Huston Wilhelmina M, Webb Jonathan K, Jelocnik Martina, Reiss Andrea, Gillett Amber, Fitzgibbon Sean, Carver Scott, Carrucan Janine, Flanagan Cheyne, Timms Peter, Polkinghorne Adam
Abstract excerpt
The order Chlamydiales are biphasic intracellular bacterial pathogens infecting humans and domesticated animals. Wildlife infections have also been reported, with the most studied example being Chlamydia pecorum infections in the koala, an iconic Australian marsupial. In koalas, molecular evidence suggests that spill-over from C. pecorum infected livestock imported into Australia may have had a historical or...
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