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

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Lucía Gallo Vaulet, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Luciana Gallo, Andrea Carolina Entrocassi, Laura Peker, Gabriela S. Blanco, Maria Virginia Rago, Marcelo Rodriguez Fermepin, Marcela M. Uhart
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: chlamydiosis; microbiota; real-time PCR; seabird; South America; wild bird; Argentina; Bering Sea; Chubut; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14090746

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...