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 …

Abstract The family Chlamydiaceae (order Chlamydiales, phylum Chlamydiae) comprises
important, obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens of humans and animals. Subdivision of …

The family Chlamydiaceae with the recombined single genus Chlamydia currently
comprises nine species, all of which are obligate intracellular organisms distinguished by a …

Simkania negevensis is a Chlamydia-related bacterium discovered in 1993 and represents
the founding member of the Simkaniaceae family within the Chlamydiales order. As other …

To detect new potential pathogens in hospital water, we isolated free-living amoebae in
water samples taken from three different hospitals in Marseille (France). The samples were …

Following a large outbreak of community-acquired psittacosis in 2002 in residents of the
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, we reviewed new cases in this area over a 7 …

Bacterial classification is a long-standing problem for taxonomists and species definition
itself is constantly debated among specialists. The classification of strict intracellular bacteria …

Background Chlamydia psittaci is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular organism. Birds are
the main reservoir, but also non-avian domestic animals and humans can be infected. In …

Bacteria of the family Chlamydiaceae are globally disseminated and able to infect many bird
species. So far, 11 species of Chlamydia have been detected in wild birds, and several …

The study of amoeba-associated Chlamydiae is a dynamic field in which new species are
increasingly reported. In the present work, we characterized the developmental cycle and …