Chlamydia pecorum

Chlamydia pecorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Chlamydiae
Order:	Chlamydiales
Family:	Chlamydiaceae
Genus:	Chlamydia
Species:	C. pecorum[1]

Chlamydia pecorum, also known as Chlamydophila pecorum[2][3] is a species of Chlamydiaceae that has been isolated only from mammals: cattle, sheep and goats (ruminants), koalas (marsupials), and swine. C. pecorum strains are serologically and pathogenically diverse.

In the koala, C. pecorum causes reproductive disease, infertility, and urinary tract disease and death.[4] Chlamydiosis is considered the most important infectious disease of koalas.[5] C.pecorum is the most common chlamydial species to infect koalas and is the most pathogenic.[6] In other animals, C. pecorum has been associated with abortion, conjunctivitis, encephalomyelitis, enteritis, pneumonia, and polyarthritis.

References

Everett, K. D. E.; Bush, R. M.; Andersen, A. A. (1999). "Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (2): 415–440. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-415. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 10319462.
Fukushi, H.; Hirai, K. (1992). "Proposal of Chlamydia Pecorum sp. nov. for Chlamydia Strains Derived from Ruminants". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42 (2): 306–308. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-2-306. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 1581191.
Mojica, S.; Huot Creasy, H.; Daugherty, S.; Read, T. D.; Kim, T.; Kaltenboeck, B.; Bavoil, P.; Myers, G. S. A. (2011). "Genome Sequence of the Obligate Intracellular Animal Pathogen Chlamydia pecorum E58". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (14): 3690. doi:10.1128/JB.00454-11. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3133325. PMID 21571992.
Govendir, M.; Hanger, J.; Loader, J. J.; Kimble, B.; Griffith, J. E.; Black, L. A.; Krockenberger, M. B.; Higgins, D. P. (April 2012). "Plasma concentrations of chloramphenicol after subcutaneous administration to koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with chlamydiosis". Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 35 (2): 147–154. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2885.2011.01307.x. PMID 21569052.
Griffith, JE; Higgins, DP (November 2012). "Diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for koala chlamydiosis at a rehabilitation facility (1995-2005)". Australian Veterinary Journal. 90 (11): 457–463. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00963.x. PMID 23106328.
Polkinghorne, Adam; Hanger, Jon; Timms, Peter (August 2013). "Recent advances in understanding the biology, epidemiology and control of chlamydial infections in koalas". Veterinary Microbiology. 165 (3–4): 214–223. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.02.026. PMID 23523170.

Further read[1]ing

Polkinghorne, Adam; Bachmann, Nathan L; Fraser, Tamieka A; Bertelli, Claire; Jelocnik, Martina; Gillett, Amber; Funnell, Oliver; Flanagan, Cheyne; Myers, Garry S A; Timms, Peter (8 August 2014). "Comparative genomics of koala, cattle and sheep strains of Chlamydia pecorum". BMC Genomics. 15 (1): 667. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-667. PMC 4137089. PMID 25106440.
Mohamad, Khalil; Rodolakis, Annie (8 December 2009). "Recent advances in the understanding of Chlamydophila pecorum infections, sixteen years after it was named as the fourth species of the Chlamydiaceae family" (PDF). Veterinary Research. 41 (3): 27. doi:10.1051/vetres/2009075. PMC 2820232. PMID 19995513. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Mathew, Marina; Waugh, Courtney; Beagley, Kenneth; Timms, Peter; Polkinghornea, Adam (October 2014). "Interleukin 17A is an immune marker for chlamydial disease severity and pathogenesis in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)". Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 46 (2): 423–429. doi:10.1016/j.dci.2014.05.015. PMID 24915607.

External links

Burach, Fabienne; Pospischil, Andreas; Hanger, Jon; Loader, Jo; Pillonel, Trestan; Greub, Gilbert; Borel, Nicole (2014-08-06). "Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)--organ distribution and histopathological findings". Veterinary Microbiology. 172 (1–2): 230–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.04.022. ISSN 1873-2542. PMID 24888862.

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[EverettBush1999-1] Everett, K. D. E.; Bush, R. M.; Andersen, A. A. (1999). "Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (2): 415–440. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-415. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 10319462.

[FukushiHirai1992-2] Fukushi, H.; Hirai, K. (1992). "Proposal of Chlamydia Pecorum sp. nov. for Chlamydia Strains Derived from Ruminants". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42 (2): 306–308. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-2-306. ISSN 0020-7713. PMID 1581191.

[MojicaHuot_Creasy2011-3] Mojica, S.; Huot Creasy, H.; Daugherty, S.; Read, T. D.; Kim, T.; Kaltenboeck, B.; Bavoil, P.; Myers, G. S. A. (2011). "Genome Sequence of the Obligate Intracellular Animal Pathogen Chlamydia pecorum E58". Journal of Bacteriology. 193 (14): 3690. doi:10.1128/JB.00454-11. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 3133325. PMID 21571992.

[4] Govendir, M.; Hanger, J.; Loader, J. J.; Kimble, B.; Griffith, J. E.; Black, L. A.; Krockenberger, M. B.; Higgins, D. P. (April 2012). "Plasma concentrations of chloramphenicol after subcutaneous administration to koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with chlamydiosis". Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 35 (2): 147–154. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2885.2011.01307.x. PMID 21569052.

[5] Griffith, JE; Higgins, DP (November 2012). "Diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for koala chlamydiosis at a rehabilitation facility (1995-2005)". Australian Veterinary Journal. 90 (11): 457–463. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00963.x. PMID 23106328.

[6] Polkinghorne, Adam; Hanger, Jon; Timms, Peter (August 2013). "Recent advances in understanding the biology, epidemiology and control of chlamydial infections in koalas". Veterinary Microbiology. 165 (3–4): 214–223. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.02.026. PMID 23523170.

[7] Burach, Fabienne; Pospischil, Andreas; Hanger, Jon; Loader, Jo; Pillonel, Trestan; Greub, Gilbert; Borel, Nicole (2014-08-06). "Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)--organ distribution and histopathological findings". Veterinary Microbiology. 172 (1–2): 230–240. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.04.022. ISSN 1873-2542. PMID 24888862.