Asymptomatic infections with highly polymorphic Chlamydia suis are ubiquitous in pigs

Asymptomatic infections with highly polymorphic Chlamydia suis are ubiquitous in pigs

Abstract Background Chlamydia suis is an important, globally distributed, highly prevalent and diverse obligate intracellular pathogen infecting pigs. To investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of C. suis in China, 2,137 nasal, conjunctival, and rectal swabs as well as whole blood and lung...

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Main Authors: Min Li, Martina Jelocnik, Feng Yang, Jianseng Gong, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Adam Polkinghorne, Zhixin Feng, Yvonne Pannekoek, Nicole Borel, Chunlian Song, Ping Jiang, Jing Li, Jilei Zhang, Yaoyao Wang, Jiawei Wang, Xin Zhou, Chengming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Chlamydia suis
Pig
FRET-PCR
ompA
MLST
Tanglegram
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1295-x

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