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Detection of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia ibidis in the Endangered Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)
- Source :
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020.
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Abstract
- Chlamydia spp. are a group of obligate intracellular pathogens causing a number of diseases in animals and humans. Avian chlamydiosis (AC), caused by Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) as well as new emerging C. avium, C. gallinacea and C. ibidis, have been described in nearly 500 avian species worldwidely. The Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) is a world endangered avian species with limited population and vulnerable for various infections. To get a better understanding of the prevalence of Chlamydia spp. in the endangered Crested Ibis, faecal samples were collected and analysed. The results confirmed that 20.20% (20/99) of the faecal samples were positive for Chlamydiaceae and were identified as C. ibidis with co-existence of C. psittaci in one of the 20 positive samples. In addition, ompA sequence of C. psittaci obtained in this study was classified into the provisional genotype Matt116, while that of C. ibidis showed high genetic diversity, sharing only 77% identity with C. ibidis reference strain 10-1398/6. We report for the first time the presence of C. ibidis and C. psittaci in the Crested Ibis, which may indicate a potential threat to the endangered birds and should be aware of the future protection practice.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Genotype
Epidemiology
Chlamydia ibidis
030106 microbiology
Population
Endangered species
Zoology
urologic and male genital diseases
Birds
Feces
03 medical and health sciences
Prevalence
medicine
Short Paper
Animals
Chlamydiaceae
Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)
Chlamydia
education
Ibis
Chlamydia psittaci
education.field_of_study
biology
Bird Diseases
Genetic Variation
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Chlamydia Infections
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
030104 developmental biology
Infectious Diseases
Chlamydophila psittaci
Nipponia nippon
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14694409 and 09502688
- Volume :
- 148
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Epidemiology and Infection
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....672957266d0796ff08a695b33859f4b9