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C. psittaci
(redirected from Chlamydophila psittaci)

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Noun1.C. psittaci - bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
chlamydia - coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract


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Updates on disease agents, such as Chlamydophila psittaci and Macrorhabdus, are discussed, as well as advancements in avian endoscopic techniques, microsurgery, and imaging techniques.
Another potential pathogen sometimes found in bird (but not bat) droppings is a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), the causal agent of psittacosis, or parrot fever.
We studied zoonotie transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci in 39 breeding facilities for Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets, lories) that frequently used antimicrobial drugs, Genotypes A or F/B were detected in 149% of humans at these facilities.
 
 
 
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