Materials and methods: From January 2010 till February 2012, during diagnostic routine
analysis, molecular investigation for chlamydiae has been carried out onto 269 birds …

Species-specific detection of Chlamydia psittaci is challenging and all published PCR tests
have so far shown deficiencies in specificity or sensitivity. The present investigation reports …

In the horse, chlamydiae have been incriminated as aetiological agents in a number of
extragenital diseases whlch include pneumonia, con lunctivitis, polyarthrltis, and …

Chlamydiae are globally widespread obligate intracellular bacteria, which several species
are a well‐recognized threat to human and animal health. In Australia, the most successful …

Chlamydiae cause abortion and reproductive disorders in sows. Although organisms can
infect the male genital tract, little is known about the disease situation in boars. Hence, we …

Avian chlamydiosis in parrots is predominantly caused by genotype A of Chlamydia (C.)
psittaci and has been described in different regions of the world. C. psittaci infections in birds …

Simple Summary Infectious diseases that spread from animals to humans pose a risk to both
human and animal health. In recent years, the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci has been …

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), direct immunofluorescence (DIF; JMAGEN
Chlamydia, DAKO Diagnostics, UK), cell culture (CC) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA; Syva …

Feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica), which thrive in most European towns and cities,
are commonly infected with the zoonotic bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci, the agent of …

Avian chlamydiosis is a zoonotic disease of birds caused by the bacterium Chlamydia
psittaci. The highest infection rates are found in psittacine birds (Psittacidae) which are the …