[PDF][PDF] Chlamydia psittaci: update on an underestimated zoonotic agent

MR Knittler, K Sachse - Pathogens and disease, 2015 - researchgate.net
Chlamydia (C.) psittaci is an economically relevant pathogen in poultry and pet birds, where
it causes psittacosis/ornithosis, and also a human pathogen causing atypical pneumonia …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia psittaci: New insights into genomic diversity, clinical pathology, host–pathogen interaction and anti-bacterial immunity

MR Knittler, A Berndt, S Böcker, P Dutow… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The distinctive and unique features of the avian and mammalian zoonotic pathogen
Chlamydia (C.) psittaci include the fulminant course of clinical disease, the remarkably wide …

Comparative analysis of Chlamydia psittaci genomes reveals the recent emergence of a pathogenic lineage with a broad host range

TD Read, SJ Joseph, X Didelot, B Liang, L Patel… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular bacterium. Interest in Chlamydia stems from its
high degree of virulence as an intestinal and pulmonary pathogen across a broad range of …

Chlamydia–host cell interaction not only from a bird's eye view: some lessons from Chlamydia psittaci

N Radomski, R Einenkel, A Müller, MR Knittler - FEBS letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chlamydia psittaci causes psittacosis/ornithosis in birds and is an economically important
pathogen for poultry farming. It also infects nonavian domestic animals as well as rodents …

Comparative Genome Analysis of 33 Chlamydia Strains Reveals Characteristic Features of Chlamydia Psittaci and Closely Related Species

M Hölzer, LM Barf, K Lamkiewicz, F Vorimore… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
To identify genome-based features characteristic of the avian and human pathogen
Chlamydia (C.) psittaci and related chlamydiae, we analyzed whole-genome sequences of …

Molecular signatures for the PVC clade (Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Lentisphaerae) of bacteria provide insights into their evolutionary …

RS Gupta, V Bhandari, HS Naushad - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The PVC superphylum is an amalgamation of species from the phyla P lanctomycetes, V
errucomicrobia, and C hlamydiae, along with the Lentisphaerae, Poribacteria, and two other …

Avian chlamydiosis

D Vanrompay - Diseases of poultry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter focuses on Chlamydia psittaci infections as they occur in birds raised
commercially for meat and egg production. It offers detailed coverage of the history, etiology …

Molecular evidence to suggest pigeon‐type Chlamydia psittaci in association with an equine foal loss

M Jelocnik, C Jenkins, B O'Rourke… - Transboundary and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chlamydia psittaci is an important avian pathogen with spillover from infected wild and
domesticated birds also posing a risk to human health. We recently reported a case of C …

A New SNP-Based Genotyping Method for C. psittaci: Application to Field Samples for Quick Identification

F Vorimore, R Aaziz, B de Barbeyrac, O Peuchant… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlamydia (C.) psittaci is the causative agent of avian chlamydiosis and human psittacosis.
In this study, we extracted single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from the whole genome …

Infection, Disease, and Transmission Dynamics in Calves after Experimental and Natural Challenge with a Bovine Chlamydia psittaci Isolate

C Ostermann, A Rüttger, E Schubert, W Schrödl… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Chlamydia (C.) psittaci is the causative agent of psittacosis, a zoonotic disease in birds and
man. In addition, C. psittaci has been repeatedly found in domestic animals and is, at least in …