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Chlamydia Species - General Characteristics (view source)

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===Overview===
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==Introduction==
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Chlamydia species include host adapted and non-host adapted species varying in virulence for different hosts. They can casue various diseases, including respiratory, enteric, pleural and reproductive diseases in animals and humans; specific conditions include conjunctivitis, arthritis, abortion, urethritis, enteritis, pneumonia, encephalomyelitis. Disease manifestation varies from subclinical to severe systemic infections - intestinal infections are often subclinical and persistent.Human infections are commonly acquired from infected birds with psittacosis or ornithosis, causing respiratory infections in the handler.
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*Host adapted and non-host adapted species varying in virulence for different hosts
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*Species cause specific diseases in particular hosts
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*Respiratory, enteric, pleural and reproductive diseases in animals and humans
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*Conjunctivitis, arthritis, abortion, urethritis, enteritis, pneumonia, encephalomyelitis
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*Manifestation varies from subclinical to severe systemic infections
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*Intestinal infections often subclinical and persistent
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*Human infections usualy acquired from infected birds, causing psittacosis or ornithosis, causing respiratory infections
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===Characteristics===
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==Bacterial Characteristics==
 
*Obligate intracellular bacteria
 
*Obligate intracellular bacteria
 
*Gram negative bacteria with outer membrane, LPS, ribosomes, DNA and RNA
 
*Gram negative bacteria with outer membrane, LPS, ribosomes, DNA and RNA
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