Chlamydia gallinacea: genetically armed as a pathogen however a phenotypical commensal?
M. Heijne, M. Jelocnik, A. Umanets, M. S. Brouwer, A. Dinkla, F. Harders, L. J. van Keulen, H. J. Roest, F. Schaafsma, F. C. velkers, J. A. van der Goot, Y. Pannekoek, A. P. Koets
This study isolates and characterizes two new C. gallinacea strains, showing they induce mortality in chicken embryos but to a lesser extent than C. psittaci, and possess virulence genes suggesting conditional pathogenic potential.
bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2020Microbiology