Chlamydophila psittaci

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? Chlamydophila psittaci
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Chlamydiae Order: Chlamydiales Family: Chlamydiaceae Genus: Chlamydophila Species: C. psittaci

Chlamydophila psittaci is a member of the chlamydiae, a group of obligately intracellular bacteria. It causes psittacosis in humans (rare); avian chlamydiosis in birds (very common); pneumonia, arthritis and conjunctivitis in small or young domesticated mammals. All members of the chlamydiae have small genomes, but C. psittaci has a particularly small genome of around 550 kilobase pairs (kbp) (compare to Chlamydia trachomatis with 1000 kbp or Escherichia coli with 4,600 kbp). It was previously classified as Chlamydia psittaci.

Reference

• Madigan, Martinko, and Parker. Brock Biology of Microorganisms. 10th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. ISBN 0-13-049147-0