[HTML][HTML] Role of Waddlia chondrophila placental infection in miscarriage

D Baud, G Goy, MC Osterheld, A Croxatto… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Waddlia chondrophila is an intracellular bacterium suspected to cause human and bovine
abortion. We confirmed an association between antibodies against W. chondrophila and …

Chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydia-like bacteria: new enemies of human pregnancies

A Ammerdorffer, M Stojanov, G Greub… - Current opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydia-like bacteria: new enemi... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydia-like bacteria: new enemies of human …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a real-time PCR for the specific detection of Waddlia chondrophila in clinical samples

G Goy, A Croxatto, KM Posfay-Barbe, A Gervaix… - European journal of …, 2009 - Springer
Waddlia chondrophila is considered as an emerging human pathogen likely involved in
miscarriage and lower respiratory tract infections. Given the low sensitivity of cell culture to …

Molecular causes of an evolutionary shift along the parasitism–mutualism continuum in a bacterial symbiont

P Herrera, L Schuster, C Wentrup… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Symbiosis with microbes is a ubiquitous phenomenon with a massive impact on all living
organisms, shaping the world around us today. Theoretical and experimental studies show …

Importance of amoebae as a tool to isolate amoeba‐resisting microorganisms and for their ecology and evolution: the Chlamydia paradigm

C Kebbi‐Beghdadi, G Greub - Environmental microbiology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐living amoebae are distributed worldwide and are frequently in contact with humans
and animals. As cysts, they can survive in very harsh conditions and resist biocides and …

Endemic and emerging chlamydial infections of animals and their zoonotic implications

N Wheelhouse, D Longbottom - Transboundary and emerging …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Chlamydiae are a diverse group of obligate intracellular Gram‐negative bacteria that
are known to infect a wide variety of host species and are responsible for a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] Permissivity of Vero cells, human pneumocytes and human endometrial cells to Waddlia chondrophila

C Kebbi-Beghdadi, O Cisse, G Greub - Microbes and infection, 2011 - Elsevier
Growing evidence suggests that the bacterium Waddlia chondrophila, a novel member of
the Chlamydiales order, is an agent of miscarriage in humans and abortion in ruminants. We …

Metabolic Features of Protochlamydia amoebophila Elementary Bodies – A Link between Activity and Infectivity in Chlamydiae

BS Sixt, A Siegl, C Müller, M Watzka, A Wultsch… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The Chlamydiae are a highly successful group of obligate intracellular bacteria, whose
members are remarkably diverse, ranging from major pathogens of humans and animals to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and diversity of Chlamydiales and other amoeba-resisting bacteria in domestic drinking water systems

J Lienard, A Croxatto, A Gervaix, Y Lévi, JF Loret… - New microbes and new …, 2017 - Elsevier
A growing number of human infections incriminate environmental bacteria that have evolved
virulent mechanisms to resist amoebae and use them as a replicative niche. These bacteria …

Spontaneous Aberrant Bodies Formation in Human Pneumocytes Infected with Estrella lausannensis

A Rovero, C Kebbi-Beghdadi, G Greub - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Estrella lausannensis, a Chlamydia-related bacterium isolated from a Spanish river, is
considered as a possible emerging human pathogen. Indeed, it was recently demonstrated …