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Detection of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia ibidis in the Endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon).
Epidemiology and infection - 8 Jan 2020
Li Zhaocai, Liu Ping, Hou Jia, Xu Guanglan, Zhang Junfeng, Lei Yinghu, Lou Zhongzi, Liang Lin, Wen Yuan, Zhou Jizhang
Abstract excerpt
Chlamydia spp. are a group of obligate intracellular pathogens causing a number of diseases in animals and humans. Avian chlamydiosis (AC), caused by Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) as well as new emerging C. avium, C. gallinacea and C. ibidis, have been described in nearly 500 avian species worldwidely. The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) is a world endangered avian species with limited population and vulnerable...
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