FLI Scientists discover new bacteria : Chlamydia avium and Chlamydia gallinacea presented in scientific journal : FLI Press Release 02/2014
Insel Riems, 03 February 2014. During investigations of a psittacosis outbreak in Germany in 2005 the workgroup of Konrad Sachse, Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis of the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Jena, has discovered so far unknown bacterial species. After intensive research conducted by an international team, the new species Chlamydia avium and Chlamydia gallinacea can now be presented in the scientific journal Systematic and Applied Microbiology. Chlamydia avium causes respiratory disease in pigeons and parakeets; Chlamydia gallinacea is relatively common in galliform birds. In the future, the two new bacterial species should be included in investigations of chlamydioses (psittacosis of parakeets, ornithoses of other bird species).
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