The veterinary chlamydiae comprise all currently known organisms of the family
Chlamydiaceae, except Chlamydia trachomatis. C. abortus is an economically important …

The Chlamydiae are a phylum of obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria with a
biphasic lifecycle. Commonly found in the environment, they infect a variety of hosts …

Historically, the first documented cases of infections by chlamydiae involved humans with
contact to psittacine birds. While birds have remained the main source of zoonotic …

Chlamydiales, one of the oldest bacterial orders in evolutionary terms, are widespread
among animals. Blinding trachoma, a disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, was …

Chlamydiae have a worldwide distribution causing a wide range of diseases in human
hosts, livestock, and companion animals as well as in wildlife and exotic species. Moreover …

Chlamydia are a genus of successful obligate intracellular pathogens spread across
humans, wildlife, and domesticated animals. The most common species reported in livestock …

Application of improved PCR and serological detection methods has confirmed and further
expanded the notion that chlamydial infections in domestic and feral animals are highly …

The recent description of Chlamydia (C.) avium and C. gallinacea as new species of the
reunited genus Chlamydia can be expected to have implications on the perception of avian …

This review presents recent data about avian chlamydiosis. Chlamydia psittaci has been
considered to be the main causative agent of chlamydiosis in birds; however, two new …

Chlamydiae are important pathogens of a range of birds and animals including sheep,
cattle, pigs, cats, goats, koalas, other Australian marsupials, amphibians and reptiles …