Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2020 Dec 10;64(4):461-467.
doi: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0077. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Chlamydiae - What's New?

Kinga Zaręba-Marchewka  1 , Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska  1   2 , Krzysztof Niemczuk  1   2
Affiliations

Chlamydiae - What's New?

Kinga Zaręba-Marchewka et al. J Vet Res. .

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge of chlamydiae. These intracellular microorganisms belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family are widely distributed throughout the world. Constant development of culture-independent approaches for characterisation of microbial genomes enables new discoveries in the field of Chlamydia. The number of new taxa is continuously increasing as well as the range of hosts. New species and genotypes are constantly being discovered, particularly new avian and reptilian agents, which are discussed in this article. Interestingly, wild animals are the main hosts for new Chlamydia species including different species of bird, turtle and snake. The availability of next-generation sequencing opens up a new prospect for research and leads to deeper knowledge of these interesting microorganisms about which much is still to discover.

Keywords: NGS; birds; chlamydiae; chlamydiosis; reptiles.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interests Statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this article.

References

    1. Andersen A.A., Vanrompay D.. Avian chlamydiosis. Rev Sci Tech Off Int Epiz. 2000;19:396–404. doi: 10.20506/rst.19.2.1223. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bachmann N.L., Polkinghorne A., Timms P.. Chlamydia genomics: Providing novel insights into chlamydial biology. Trends Microbiol. 2014;22:464–472. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.04.013. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Bedson S.P., Bland J.O.W.. A morphological study of psittacosis virus, with the description of a developmental cycle. Br J Exp Pathol. 1932;13:461–466.
    1. Blomqvist M., Christerson L., Waldenström J., Lindberg P., Helander B., Gunnarsson G., Herrmann B., Olsen B.. Chlamydia psittaci in birds of prey, Sweden. Infect Ecol Epidemiol. 2012;2:8435. doi: 10.3402/iee.v2i0.8435. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bodetti T.J., Jacobson E., Wan C., Hafner L., Pospischil A., Rose K., Timms P.. Molecular evidence to support the expansion of the hostrange of Chlamydophila pneumoniae to include reptiles as well as humans, horses, koalas and amphibians. Syst Appl Microbiol. 2002;25:146. doi: 10.1078/0723-2020-00086. –. - DOI - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources