Species, sex and geographic variation in chlamydial prevalence in abundant wild Australian parrots

Abstract Chlamydia psittaci (order: Chlamydiales) is a globally distributed zoonotic bacterium that can cause potentially fatal disease in birds and humans. Parrots are a major host, yet prevalence and risk factors for infection in wild parrots are largely unknown. Additionally, recent research sugg...

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Main Authors: Helena S. Stokes, Johanne M. Martens, Ken Walder, Yonatan Segal, Mathew L. Berg, Andrew T. D. Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77500-5