A 10-year experience of our automated molecular diagnostic platform that carries out 91
different real-time PCR is described. Progresses and future perspectives in molecular …

Abortion in ruminants is a major cause of economic loss worldwide, and the management
and control of outbreaks is important in limiting their spread, and in preventing zoonotic …

We developed a chemiluminescence immunoassay method based on the recombinant
nucleocapsid antigen and assessed its performance for the clinical diagnosis of severe …

Originally composed of the single family Chlamydiaceae, the Chlamydiales order has
extended considerably over the last several decades. Chlamydia-related bacteria were …

Growing evidence suggests that a novel member of the Chlamydiales order, Waddlia
chondrophila, is a potential agent of miscarriage in humans and abortion in ruminants. Due …

The etiology remains unknown in many cases of bovine abortion in Switzerland. Bacteria of
the Chlamydiales order are known abortive agents, therefore cases of bovine abortion from …

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 enemi... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydia-like bacteria: new enemies of human …

Amoebae are unicellular protozoan present worldwide in several environments mainly
feeding on bacteria. Some of them, the amoebae-resistant bacteria (ARBs), have evolved …

To the Editor—Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy, affecting every
fourth woman during her life [1]. Despite thorough investigations, an etiology is elucidated in …