Chlamydiaceae-Like Bacterium in Wild Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Gallo Vaulet, Lucía, Vanstreels, Ralph Eric Thijl, Gallo, Luciana, Entrocassi, Andrea Carolina, Peker, Laura Alejandra, Blanco, Gabriela Silvina, Rago, María Virginia, Rodríguez Fermepin, Marcelo, Uhart, Marcela María
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI
• Subjects: CHLAMYDIOSIS; MICROBIOTA; REAL-TIME PCR; SEABIRD; SOUTH AMERICA; WILD BIRD; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Bering Sea; Argentina; Chubut; Lucía; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/205861

The family Chlamydiaceae is comprised of obligate intracellular bacteria, some of which are significant pathogens of humans and domestic animals. Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) are susceptible to Chlamydia psittaci outbreaks in captivity, and serological surveys detected antibodies ag...