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Chlamydophila pecorum, also known as Chlamydia pecorum 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. Chlamydiosis is considered the most important infectious disease of koalas. C.pecorum is the most common chlamydial species to infect koalas and is the most pathogenic. In other animals, C. pecorum has been associated with abortion, conjunctivitis, encephalomyelitis, enteritis, pneumonia, and polyarthritis.

References

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.
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.
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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.

Further reading

• 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. Retrieved 6 November 2014.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
• 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). EDP Sciences. 41 (3): 27. doi:10.1051/vetres/2009075. 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.

External links

• Chlamydiae.com
• Type strain of Chlamydophila pecorum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

• Chlamydiae