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This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge of chlamydiae. These intracellular microorganisms belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family are widely distributed throughout the world. Constant development of culture-independent approaches for characterisation of microbial genomes enables new discoveries in the field of Chlamydia. The number of new taxa is continuously increasing as well as the range of hosts. New species and genotypes are constantly being discovered, particularly new avian and reptilian agents, which are discussed in this article. Interestingly, wild animals are the main hosts for new Chlamydia species including different species of bird, turtle and snake. The availability of next-generation sequencing opens up a new prospect for research and leads to deeper knowledge of these interesting microorganisms about which much is still to discover.

Chlamydiae – what’s new?

Journal of Veterinary Research

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This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge of chlamydiae. These intracellular microorganisms belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family are widely...

Chlamydiae – what’s new?

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Dec 10, 2020

Page range: 461 - 467

Received: Sep 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0077

Keywords
chlamydiae, chlamydiosis, NGS, birds, reptiles

© 2020 K. Zaręba-Marchewka et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Chlamydiae – what’s new?

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Dec 10, 2020

Page range: 461 - 467

Received: Sep 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0077

Keywordschlamydiae, chlamydiosis, NGS, birds, reptiles

© 2020 K. Zaręba-Marchewka et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
chlamydiae, chlamydiosis, NGS, birds, reptiles