MicrobiologybioRxiv
Chlamydia gallinacea: genetically armed as a pathogen however a phenotypical commensal?
M. Heijne, M. Jelocnik, A. Umanets…·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.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-95966-9