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. 2023 Aug 19:11:40-44.
doi: 10.7150/jgen.86558. eCollection 2023.

Genomic analysis of Chlamydia psittaci from a multistate zoonotic outbreak in two chicken processing plants

Bernard J Wolff  1 , Jessica L Waller  1 , Alvaro J Benitez  1 , Anna Gaines  2 , Andrew B Conley  2 , Lavanya Rishishwar  2   3 , Aroon T Chande  2   3 , Shatavia S Morrison  1 , I King Jordan  2   3 , Maureen H Diaz  1 , Jonas M Winchell  1
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Genomic analysis of Chlamydia psittaci from a multistate zoonotic outbreak in two chicken processing plants

Bernard J Wolff et al. J Genomics. .

Abstract

Four Chlamydia psittaci isolates were recovered from clinical specimens from ill workers during a multistate outbreak at two chicken processing plants. Whole genome sequencing analyses revealed high similarity to C. psittaci genotype D. The isolates differed from each other by only two single nucleotide polymorphisms, indicating a common source.

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Figure 1
Comparison of whole genome sequences of outbreak-associated C. psittaci isolates and reference genomes. (A) Whole genome average nucleotide distance phylogenetic tree. (B) Average nucleotide identity heatmap with all publicly available reference genomes of C. psittaci and the four outbreak isolates.
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