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Szymańska-Czerwińska M, Zaręba-Marchewka K, Niemczuk K. New insight on chlamydiae. J Vet Res 2023; 67:559-565. [PMID: 38130448 PMCID: PMC10730554 DOI: 10.2478/jvetres-2023-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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This article provides an overview of the current knowledge on chlamydiae, which are intracellular bacteria belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family. Whole-genome sequencing leads to great increases in the available data about Chlamydia spp. Recently, novel chlamydial taxons in various hosts living in different environments have been recognised. New species and taxons with Candidatus status have been recorded mainly in birds and reptiles. Chlamydia gallinacea is an emerging infectious agent in poultry with indirectly confirmed zoonotic potential. Recently, a new group of avian C. abortus strains with worldwide distribution in various wild bird families has been described. The definition of C. abortus species became outdated with the discovery of these strains and has been amended. It now includes two subgroups, mammalian and avian, the latter including all isolates hitherto referred to as atypical C. psittaci or C. psittaci/C. abortus intermediates.
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- Monika Szymańska-Czerwińska
- Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, Puławy, Poland
- Laboratory of Serological Diagnosis, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Puławy, Poland
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- Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, Puławy, Poland
- Laboratory of Serological Diagnosis, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100Puławy, Poland
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Longbottom D, Livingstone M, Ribeca P, Beeckman DSA, van der Ende A, Pannekoek Y, Vanrompay D. Whole genome de novo sequencing and comparative genomic analyses suggests that Chlamydia psittaci strain 84/2334 should be reclassified as Chlamydia abortus species. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:159. [PMID: 33676404 PMCID: PMC7937271 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07477-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chlamydia abortus and Chlamydia psittaci are important pathogens of livestock and avian species, respectively. While C. abortus is recognized as descended from C. psittaci species, there is emerging evidence of strains that are intermediary between the two species, suggesting they are recent evolutionary ancestors of C. abortus. Such strains include C. psittaci strain 84/2334 that was isolated from a parrot. Our aim was to classify this strain by sequencing its genome and explore its evolutionary relationship to both C. abortus and C. psittaci. RESULTS In this study, methods based on multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) of seven housekeeping genes and on typing of five species discriminant proteins showed that strain 84/2334 clustered with C. abortus species. Furthermore, whole genome de novo sequencing of the strain revealed greater similarity to C. abortus in terms of GC content, while 16S rRNA and whole genome phylogenetic analysis, as well as network and recombination analysis showed that the strain clusters more closely with C. abortus strains. The analysis also suggested a closer evolutionary relationship between this strain and the major C. abortus clade, than to two other intermediary avian C. abortus strains or C. psittaci strains. Molecular analyses of genes (polymorphic membrane protein and transmembrane head protein genes) and loci (plasticity zone), found in key virulence-associated regions that exhibit greatest diversity within and between chlamydial species, reveal greater diversity than present in sequenced C. abortus genomes as well as similar features to both C. abortus and C. psittaci species. The strain also possesses an extrachromosomal plasmid, as found in most C. psittaci species but absent from all sequenced classical C. abortus strains. CONCLUSION Overall, the results show that C. psittaci strain 84/2334 clusters very closely with C. abortus strains, and are consistent with the strain being a recent C. abortus ancestral species. This suggests that the strain should be reclassified as C. abortus. Furthermore, the identification of a C. abortus strain bearing an extra-chromosomal plasmid has implications for plasmid-based transformation studies to investigate gene function as well as providing a potential route for the development of a next generation vaccine to protect livestock from C. abortus infection.
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- David Longbottom
- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK.
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- Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ, UK
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- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Peter Guthrie Tait Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Current address: BASF Belgium Coordination Center CommV - Innovation Center Gent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Animal Science and Aquatic Ecology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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JEONG J, AN I, OEM JK, WANG SJ, KIM Y, SHIN JH, WOO C, KIM Y, JO SD, SON K, LEE S, JHEONG W. Molecular prevalence and genotyping of Chlamydia spp. in wild birds from South Korea. J Vet Med Sci 2017; 79:1204-1209. [PMID: 28579580 PMCID: PMC5559364 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.16-0516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Wild birds are reservoirs for Chlamydia spp. Of the total 225 samples from wild birds during January to September 2016 in Korea, 4 (1.8%) and 2 (0.9%) showed positive for Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia gallinacea, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses and comparisons of sequence identities for outer-membrane protein A (ompA) revealed that Korean C. psittaci fall into three previously known genotypes; genotype E, 1V and 6N, whereas the Korean C. gallinacea were classified as new variants of C. gallinacea. Our study demonstrates that wild birds in South Korea carry at least two Chlamydia species: C. psittaci and C. gallinacea, and provides new information on the epidemiology of avian chlamydiosis in wild birds.
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- Jipseol JEONG
- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Hwangyeong-ro42, Seo-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Chahota R, Ogawa H, Mitsuhashi Y, Ohya K, Yamaguchi T, Fukushi H. Genetic Diversity and Epizootiology ofChlamydophila psittaciPrevalent among the Captive and Feral Avian Species Based on VD2 Region ofompAGene. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 50:663-78. [PMID: 16985288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03839.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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To study genetic diversity and occurrence of Chlamydophila psittaci, a total of 1,147 samples from 11 avian orders including 53 genera and 113 species of feral and captive birds were examined using ompA gene based nested PCR. Three types of chlamydiae: C. psittaci (94.12%), C. abortus (4.41%) and unknown Chlamydophila sp. (1.47%) were identified among 68 (5.93%) positive samples (Psittaciformes-59, Ciconiiformes-8 and Passeriformes-1). Based on nucleotide sequence variations in the VD2 region of ompA gene, all 64 detected C. psittaci strains were grouped into 4 genetic clusters. Clusters I, II, III and IV were detected from 57.35%, 19.12%, 10.29% and 7.35% samples respectively. A single strain of unknown Chlamydophila sp. was found phylogenetically intermediate between Chlamydophila species infecting avian and mammalian hosts. Among Psittaciformes, 28 out of 81 tested species including 10 species previously unreported were found to be chlamydiae positive. Chlamydiosis was detected among 8.97% sick and 48.39% dead birds as well 4.43% clinically normal birds. Therefore, it was observed that though various genetically diverse chlamydiae may cause avian chlamydiosis, only a few C. psittaci strains are highly prevalent and frequently associated with clinical/subclinical infections.
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- Rajesh Chahota
- Department of Applied Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu, Japan
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Madani SA, Peighambari SM. PCR-based diagnosis, molecular characterization and detection of atypical strains of avian Chlamydia psittaci in companion and wild birds. Avian Pathol 2013; 42:38-44. [PMID: 23391180 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2012.757288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chlamydiosis is one of the most important infectious diseases of birds. In this study, 253 clinical samples were taken from 27 bird species belonging to seven orders. Thirty-two (12.6%) samples were positive for Chlamydia psittaci major outer membrane gene (ompA) DNA by a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Twelve nested PCR-positive specimens were typed by ompA gene-based PCR-restricted fragment length polymorphism, using CTU/CTL primers and AluI restriction enzyme. Four restriction patterns were identified, including genotype A (two specimens from an African grey parrot [Psittacus erithacus] and a lorikeet [Trichoglossus haematodus]), genotype B (two specimens from a rock dove [Columbia livia] and a canary [Serinus canaria]), a third new restriction pattern (six specimens from African grey parrots), and a fourth new restriction pattern (two specimens from a ring-necked parakeet [Psittacula krameri] and an Alexandrine parakeet [Psittacula eupatria]). The third and the fourth restriction patterns are suggested to be provisional genotypes I and J, respectively. Partial sequencing of the ompA gene of seven specimens completely correlated with the results of PCR-restricted fragment length polymorphism and confirmed the presence of genotypes A and B and the two new provisional genotypes I and J. The two new genotypes have the closest identity with C. psittaci genotype F and Chlamydia abortus, respectively. From an evolutionary perspective, both new genotypes, particularly genotype J, are intermediate between the two species, C. psittaci and C. abortus.
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- S A Madani
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6453, Tehran, Iran
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Chlamydophila felis CF0218 is a novel TMH family protein with potential as a diagnostic antigen for diagnosis of C. felis infection. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2008; 15:1606-15. [PMID: 18768674 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00134-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chlamydophila felis is a causative agent of acute and chronic conjunctivitis and pneumonia in cats (feline chlamydiosis). Also, C. felis is a suspected zoonotic agent of such diseases as non-Chlamydia trachomatis conjunctivitis in humans, although this is controversial. At present, there is no serodiagnostic system that specifically detects C. felis infection conveniently. Current systems use antigens such as lipopolysaccharide that cross-react with all chlamydia species. In addition, it is difficult to distinguish between cats that are vaccinated with the commercial vaccine against C. felis and cats that are infected with C. felis. Here, we describe a new candidate diagnostic antigen for diagnosis of C. felis infection, CF0218, that was obtained by screening a genomic expression library of C. felis Fe/C-56 with C. felis-immunized serum. CF0218 was a putative transmembrane head (TMH) family protein with bilobed hydrophobic motifs at its N terminus, and orthologues of CF0218 were not found in the Chlamydophila pneumoniae or Chlamydia trachomatis genomes. The recombinant CF0218 was not recognized by antiserum against C. trachomatis, suggesting that CF0218 is C. felis specific. CF0218 transcription during the course of C. felis infection was confirmed by reverse transcription-PCR. By indirect immunofluorescence analysis, CF0218 was colocalized with the C. felis-formed inclusion bodies in the infected cells. The antibody response against CF0218 was elevated following C. felis infection but not by vaccination in experimentally vaccinated and infected cats. These results suggest that CF0218, a novel TMH family protein of C. felis, possesses potential as a C. felis infection-specific diagnostic antigen.
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Van Loock M, Vanrompay D, Herrmann B, Vander Stappen J, Volckaert G, Goddeeris BM, Everett KDE. Missing links in the divergence of Chlamydophila abortus from Chlamydophila psittaci. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:761-770. [PMID: 12807198 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02329-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pathological and serological evidence and DNA-DNA reassociation data indicate that Chlamydophila psittaci and Chlamydophila abortus are separate species. C. psittaci causes avian systemic disease and C. abortus causes abortion. Both previously belonged to Chlamydia psittaci are associated with zoonotic and enzootic outbreaks. Genetic studies suggest that they are closely related and because of the recent availability of diverse C. psittaci strains and comparative data for several genes, it was possible to explore this relationship. The parrot C. psittaci strain 84/2334 was found to have DNA sequences that were identical to an extrachromosomal plasmid in duck C. psittaci strain N352, to rnpB in strain R54 from a brown skua and to the rrn intergenic spacer in parakeet strain Prk/Daruma (from Germany, Antarctica and Japan, respectively). Analysis of ompA and the rrn spacer revealed progressive diversification of the strains, with 84/2334 resembling what might have been a recent ancestor of C. abortus. Another C. psittaci strain (VS225) showed evidence of having undergone convergent evolution towards the C. abortus-like genotype, whereas strain R54 diverged independently. For the first time, these studies link C. abortus in an evolutionary context to the C. psittaci lineage. It has been concluded that C. abortus diverged from C. psittaci, and so strain R54 was designated a C. psittaci strain. It is recommended that characterization of C. psittaci and C. abortus strains should utilize more than a single method and more than a single gene.
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- M Van Loock
- Department of Animal Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 21 (Laboratory of Gene Technology) and 30 (Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 21 (Laboratory of Gene Technology) and 30 (Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 21 (Laboratory of Gene Technology) and 30 (Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 21 (Laboratory of Gene Technology) and 30 (Laboratory of Physiology and Immunology of Domestic Animals), 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Jacobson E, Origgi F, Heard D, Detrisac C. Immunohistochemical staining of chlamydial antigen in emerald tree boas (Corallus caninus). J Vet Diagn Invest 2002; 14:487-94. [PMID: 12423031 DOI: 10.1177/104063870201400607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Of 120 privately owned captive-bred and wild-collected emerald tree boas (ETBs) (Corallus caninus), 97 died or were euthanatized. Eighteen snakes were necropsied, and tissues were collected from all major organs and processed for light microscopy. Histologic examination demonstrated histiocytic granulomas in the small intestine, heart, and esophageal tonsils of one ETB, small intestine of a second ETB, and in an esophageal tonsil of a third ETB. Within the center of these granulomas, small, basophilic, punctate organisms were demonstrated using hematoxylin and eosin staining. Transmission electron microscopic examination of an intestinal granuloma demonstrated developmental stages of organisms consistent with members of the family Chlamydiaceae. An immunoperoxidase staining technique and 2 different commercially available monoclonal antibodies against chlamydial lipopolysaccharide antigen was used to identify chlamydial antigen in these lesions. Liver of a puff adder (Bitis arietans) with previously reported systemic chlamydiosis served as the positive control. Both monoclonal antibodies stained antigen in these granulomas. Additionally, macrophages within aggregates of lymphoplasmacytic cells in the colon, small intestine, and esophageal tonsils of 3 other ETBs contained antigen. Although both antibodies labeled antigen in serial sections of tissue, a difference in staining intensity was noted.
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- Elliott Jacobson
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
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Hotta A, Kawamura M, To H, Andoh M, Yamaguchi T, Fukushi H, Hirai K. Phase variation analysis of Coxiella burnetii during serial passage in cell culture by use of monoclonal antibodies. Infect Immun 2002; 70:4747-9. [PMID: 12117996 PMCID: PMC128212 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.8.4747-4749.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Antigenic changes in Coxiella burnetii Nine Mile strain phase I during serial passages in cell culture were analyzed with three groups of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against lipopolysaccharide. The MAbs of group 1 did not react with organisms that were passaged over five times, and the MAbs of group 2 did not react with organisms that were passaged over eight times. The MAbs of group 3 reacted with organisms passaged up to 15 times but did not react with phase II cells. These results suggest that C. burnetii could be differentiated into four phase states during phase variation.
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- Akitoyo Hotta
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan
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MOSCHIONI CRISTIANE, FARIA HENRIQUEPEREIRA, REIS MARCOANTÔNIOSOARES, SILVA ESTEVÃOURBANO. Pneumonia grave por "Chlamydia psittaci". ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-35862001000400008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A psitacose, também conhecida como ornitose, é causada pela Chlamydia psittaci; caracteriza-se por doença de início insidioso, sintomas brandos e inespecíficos, lembrando infecção de vias aéreas superiores. Acomete principalmente o pulmão, sendo raramente doença sistêmica e fatal. Descreve-se um caso raro de pneumonia por Chlamydia psittaci que evoluiu para insuficiência respiratória aguda, necessitando de ventilação mecânica. Destaca-se a importância em considerar o diagnóstico, especialmente em casos de pneumonia comunitária que evolui de modo insatisfatório, que não responde à terapia antimicrobiana e cuja epidemiologia é positiva para exposição às aves. O diagnóstico precoce é fundamental devido à excelente resposta terapêutica. O diagnóstico tardio pode levar a curso grave e fatal da doença.
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Takahashi T, Masuda M, Tsuruno T, Mori Y, Takashima I, Hiramune T, Kikuchi N. Phylogenetic analyses of Chlamydia psittaci strains from birds based on 16S rRNA gene sequence. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:2908-14. [PMID: 9350757 PMCID: PMC230085 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2908-2914.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The nucleotide sequences of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were determined for 39 strains of Chlamydia psittaci (34 from birds and 5 from mammals) and for 4 Chlamydia pecorum strains. The sequences were compared phylogenetically with the gene sequences of nine Chlamydia strains (covering four species of the genus) retrieved from nucleotide databases. In the neighbor-joining tree, C. psittaci strains were more closely related to each other than to the other Chlamydia species, although a feline pneumonitis strain was distinct (983 to 98.6% similarity to other strains) and appeared to form the deepest subline within the species of C. psittaci (bootstrap value, 99%). The other strains of C. psittaci exhibiting similarity values of more than 99% were branched into several subgroups. Two pigeon strains and one turkey strain formed a distinct clade recovered in 97% of the bootstrapped trees. The other pigeon strains seemed to be distinct from the strains from psittacine birds, with 88% of bootstrap value. In the cluster of psittacine strains, three parakeet strains and an ovine abortion strain exhibited a specific association (level of sequence similarity, 99.9% or more; bootstrap value, 95%). These suggest that at least four groups of strains exist within the species C. psittaci. The 16S rDNA sequence is a valuable phylogenetic marker for the taxonomy of chlamydiae, and its analysis is a reliable tool for identification of the organisms.
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- T Takahashi
- Department of Epizootiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan
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Vanrompay D, Butaye P, Sayada C, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F. Characterization of avian Chlamydia psittaci strains using omp1 restriction mapping and serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies. Res Microbiol 1997; 148:327-33. [PMID: 9765811 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2508(97)81588-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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In the present study, 60 avian Chlamydia psittaci isolates were characterized using restriction fragment length polymorphism as well as serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies, enabling a comparison between the two characterization methods. Sixty avian C. psittaci isolates were characterized by Alul restriction mapping of the major outer membrane protein gene omp1 obtained after amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. The 60 avian C. psittaci strains were also characterized using serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies in a microimmunofluorescence test. Digestion of 60 avian C. psittaci omp1 amplicons by Alul generated 5 of the 6 known distinct restriction patterns (A, B, D, E and F). Restriction pattern C was not observed. Serotyping revealed 4 avian C. psittaci serovars (A, B, C and D). None of the 60 isolates was typed as serovar E. AluI restriction patterns A, B, D and E corresponded in 98% of the cases to serovars A, B, C and D, respectively. One isolate, classified as serovar A, generated restriction pattern F instead of A. Genotyping enabled a more precise differentiation of avian C. psittaci serovar A strains. Serovar A strains were divided into two groups according to their Alul restriction pattern (A or F). For epidemiological studies, genotyping can thus be a highly valuable alternative to serotyping, especially when applied directly to the clinical samples.
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- D Vanrompay
- Laboratoire de Biochimie génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris
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Griffiths PC, Plater JM, Horigan MW, Rose MP, Venables C, Dawson M. Serological diagnosis of ovine enzootic abortion by comparative inclusion immunofluorescence assay, recombinant lipopolysaccharide enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and complement fixation test. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34:1512-8. [PMID: 8735108 PMCID: PMC229052 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1512-1518.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Since the 1950s, serological diagnosis of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA), caused by strains of Chlamydia psittaci, has been based mainly on the complement fixation test (CFT), which is neither particularly sensitive nor specific since antibodies to other chlamydial and enterobacterial pathogens may be detected. In this study. a recombinant enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (rELISA) (medac, Hamburg, Germany), based on a unique chlamydial genus-specific epitope of Chlamydia trachomatis L2 lipopolysaccharide, was evaluated for sensitivity and specificity as a primary screening assay for OEA by comparison with the CFT. A comparative inclusion immunofluorescence assay (IFA), in which antibody titers to C. psittaci and Chlamydia pecorum were examined, was used as the reference test for 573 serum samples from four flocks. Reactivity to C. pecorum was measured since inapparent intestinal infections by C. pecorum are believed to be common in British flocks. In detecting positive sera from an abortion-affected flock, in which a C. pecorum infection was also suggested by IFA, the rELISA outperformed the CFT with significant evidence for increased sensitivity (P = 0.003). In two flocks in which C. pecorum infections alone were suggested by IFA, the rELISA and CFT were prone to detect low levels of false-positive results, but the values were not significant. The rELISA provided results in one flock in which sera that were anticomplementary could not be resolved by the CFT. In another flock in which abortion had not occurred but infection by both chlamydial species was suspected, no significant difference was found between the sensitivities of the rELISA and CFT. The rELISA could not differentiate ovine C. psittaci and C. pecorum infections but was shown to be a more sensitive primary screening test for OEA than was the CFT, particularly where abortion had occurred and even when antibodies due to additional inapparent infection(s) by C. pecorum were present.
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- P C Griffiths
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Takashima I, Hiyoshi M, Kariwa H, Mukaiya R, Hashimoto N. Experimental Chlamydia psittaci infection of Japanese quail. Microbiol Immunol 1996; 40:265-70. [PMID: 8709861 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Japanese quail were used for the infection model of avian chlamydiosis. One-day-old Japanese quail were highly susceptible to lethal infection by a Chlamydia psittaci strain of budgerigar origin upon inoculation via the air sac route with 10(4.1) FFU of the organism, showing an acute and lethal course with chlamydial propagation. In contrast, 7-day-old quail developed resistance to the infection as shown by the lack of lethal effect with the same dose. The resistance of 7-day-old birds was abolished by immunosuppressive treatment with cyclophosphamide. Upon inoculation with a sublethal dose of 10(2.1) FFU, latent infection was established in 1-day-old birds with a minimum number of the organism. The latent infection in the birds was converted to the lethal form by treatment with cyclophosphamide along with chlamydial propagation and suppression of antibody production.
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- I Takashima
- Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
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Zahn I, Szeredi L, Schiller I, Kunz US, Bürgi E, Guscetti F, Heinen E, Corboz L, Sydler T, Pospischil A. Immunhistologischer Nachweis von Chlamydia psittaci/pecorum und C. trachomatis im Ferkel-Darm. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1995.tb00710.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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van Buuren CE, Dorrestein GM, van Dijk JE. Chlamydia psittaci infections in birds: a review on the pathogenesis and histopathological features. Vet Q 1994; 16:38-41. [PMID: 8009817 DOI: 10.1080/01652176.1994.9694414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In this review the literature on the pathogenesis and histopathological features of Chlamydia psittaci infections in birds and their significance for psittacosis/ornithosis in humans is summarized. Models of experimental infections to elucidate the pathogenicity of avian strains are discussed briefly.
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- C E van Buuren
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Vanrompay D, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F, Hendrickx W. Primary pathogenicity of an European isolate of Chlamydia psittaci from turkey poults. Vet Microbiol 1993; 38:103-13. [PMID: 8128594 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(93)90078-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chlamydia psittaci was isolated as the sole pathogenic agent from a severe outbreak of respiratory disease in a commercial broiler turkey farm in the Netherlands. The mortality rate in the flocks was 65%. Clinical signs included conjunctivitis, swelling of the sinus infraorbitalis and sneezing. Cloacal excretion of chlamydia was demonstrated in twelve out of fifteen birds examined by a direct immunofluorescence test. In all the fifteen birds antibodies against Chlamydia psittaci were detected in the sera by a competitive ELISA. At necropsy sinusitis, rhinitis, airsacculitis, pneumonia, pericarditis and enlargement of the liver and spleen were found. Chlamydiae were demonstrated in the sinus material of all and in conjunctival smears of eight of the fifteen examined birds. Chlamydiae were isolated from all the examined birds after one to three passages on Buffalo Green Monkey (BGM) cell cultures using samples taken from lung, liver and spleen. No other pathogens were isolated. The chlamydia isolate was typed using a panel of serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies in a micro-immunofluorescence test. The isolate belonged to the avian Chlamydia psittaci serovar D. Experimental inoculation with this isolate of 7-day-old specific pathogen free (SPF) turkeys resulted in severe clinical signs, with mortality and extensive pathological lesions, similar to those seen in turkeys from the examined broiler turkey farm. From the data it was concluded that this Chlamydia psittaci isolate can cause severe disease in turkeys.
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- D Vanrompay
- State University of Gent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Avian Diseases, Belgium
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Herring AJ. Typing Chlamydia psittaci--a review of methods and recent findings. THE BRITISH VETERINARY JOURNAL 1993; 149:455-75. [PMID: 8298958 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1935(05)80111-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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When the present chlamydial classification was established it was recognized that a wide variety of types were contained within the arbitrary designation Chlamydia psittaci. Early workers relied mostly on observations of growth characteristics to differentiate the types of C. psittaci isolated from a wide range of different hosts. The differences between isolates were confirmed serologically using a variety of tests of which the most sensitive was the micro-immunofluorescence (MIF) test which was able to recognize nine immunotypes among the mammalian isolates alone. This approach has recently been improved by the use of monoclonal antibodies in the MIF test which has confirmed most of the mammalian immunotypes and divided the avian strains into four groups. Studies on the nucleic acid of C. psittaci isolates show clear differences in the size distribution of DNA fragments produced by restriction endonuclease digestion of the genomes of the various types. Most importantly, studies of DNA/DNA homologies showed that at least four of the types identified by biological, serological and restriction endonuclease tests were sufficiently different to be considered separate species. Most recently, attention has been focused on DNA sequence comparisons of C. psittaci genes amplified by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The usual target has been the major outer membrane protein gene for which much sequence information is now available. The combination of PCR and MIF with monoclonals has provided a set of practical techniques with which all chlamydial isolates can be detected and typed with relative ease. It is likely that these developments will lead to the reclassification of the genus and, hopefully, a rapid increase of our understanding of the diseases caused by C. psittaci.
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Markey BK, McNulty MS, Todd D, Mackie DP. Comparison of ovine abortion and non-abortion isolates of Chlamydia psittaci using inclusion morphology, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, restriction endonuclease analysis and reactivity with monoclonal antibodies. Vet Microbiol 1993; 35:141-59. [PMID: 8362494 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(93)90122-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Twelve reference and four Northern Ireland ovine Chlamydia psittaci isolates including ovine abortion, faecal, conjunctivitis and arthritis isolates were compared. Inclusion morphology was shown to provide a useful means of differentiating the abortion and the non-abortion isolates studied. Identical SDS-PAGE polypeptide profiles were produced by the ovine abortion isolates. The polypeptide profiles of the non-abortion isolates were similar to one another and clearly distinct from the abortion isolate profiles. The restriction endonuclease profiles of the abortion isolates were remarkably similar whereas different profiles were produced by most of the non-abortion isolates. Monoclonal antibodies were prepared and characterized. A number of these reacted with all the isolates of chlamydia tested. Three mAbs reacted exclusively with the ovine abortion isolates while four mAbs reacted exclusively with a number of the faecal isolates.
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- B K Markey
- Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, Belfast, UK
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Rasmussen SJ, Douglas FP, Timms P. PCR detection and differentiation of Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia trachomatis. Mol Cell Probes 1993; 6:389-94. [PMID: 1361961 DOI: 10.1016/0890-8508(92)90032-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A PCR-based system was developed for the detection and differentiation of Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia pneumoniae. A conserved 145 bp fragment of the chlamydial omp1 gene was amplified from all three species. The three species were then differentiated from each other by digestion of this PCR product with restriction enzymes Eco RI and either Hind III or Pst I. The system was shown to work for two strains of C. pneumoniae, 11 strains of C. psittaci and 10 serovars of C. trachomatis, and had a sensitivity of less than 10 chlamydial elementary bodies. This method was also applicable to the detection of C. trachomatis in conjunctival and nasopharyngeal swabs.
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- S J Rasmussen
- Centre for Molecular Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Vanrompay D, Andersen AA, Ducatelle R, Haesebrouck F. Serotyping of European isolates of Chlamydia psittaci from poultry and other birds. J Clin Microbiol 1993; 31:134-7. [PMID: 8417017 PMCID: PMC262635 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.31.1.134-137.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A panel of five serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies which distinguish the five known avian serovars of Chlamydia psittaci was used to serotype 45 European avian Chlamydia psittaci isolates. Chlamydial antigen was grown in Buffalo green monkey (BGM) cells or in embryonated chicken eggs and was then inoculated into BGM cells. Serotyping was performed in an indirect immunofluorescence test. The 45 European isolates included 22 isolates from the order Psittaciformes, 9 isolates from the order Columbiformes, 6 isolates from the order Galliformes, 5 isolates from the order Passeriformes, and 3 isolates from the order Anseriformes. All of these were successfully serotyped. No additional serovars were found. One isolate from a duck and two isolates from psittacine birds gave positive immunofluorescences with two monoclonal antibodies considered to be specific for two different serovars. These three isolates were cloned by an agar overlay method. Serotyping of the clones demonstrated that the duck and one psittacine bird each were infected with two different serovars. After cloning, one isolate from a psittacine bird reacted only with serovar A. From these results it was concluded that this serotyping system allows the classification of all isolates tested so far. The results show that similar serovars are prevalent in avian species in Europe and the United States. The results also indicate that birds from a certain order are more susceptible to a distinct serovar. The use of a panel of serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies in the immunofluorescence test provides a reliable method for serotyping avian isolates. Monoclonal antibodies to new avian isolate serovars can easily be added to the panel, which makes the system useful for epidemiological studies.
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- D Vanrompay
- Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Ghent, Belgium
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Bollo E, Biolatti B, Donn A, Turilli C, Wilsmore AJ. Preparation and use of a monoclonal antibody to detect Chlamydia psittaci antigen in paraffin-embedded tissue sections. Res Vet Sci 1992; 53:393-6. [PMID: 1465516 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5288(92)90146-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A murine monoclonal antibody prepared against an ovine abortion isolate of Chlamydia psittaci (A22/Teramo) revealed specific binding to a 57 kDa chlamydial antigen in immunoblotting studies. The monoclonal antibody was able to detect intracytoplasmic chlamydial inclusions and scattered elementary bodies in infected McCoy cell culture, and on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections both from experimentally infected mice and from fetal membranes of cases of ovine enzootic abortion.
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- E Bollo
- Università degli Studi di Torino, Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Italy
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Andersen AA. Serotyping of Chlamydia psittaci isolates using serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies with the microimmunofluorescence test. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:707-11. [PMID: 1890172 PMCID: PMC269857 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.4.707-711.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A panel of 10 serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies that could distinguish 10 distinct serovars of Chlamydia psittaci was prepared. The panel included one monoclonal antibody to each of the 10 serovars. Monoclonal antibodies were selected for their specificity in the indirect microimmunofluorescence test. Each of the monoclonal antibodies had a titer of 1:1,280 or higher to the homologous strain, with only two showing any cross-reactivity at a dilution of 1:10. Chlamydial antigen derived from organisms growing in tissue culture of one well of a 96-well multiwell dish was usually sufficient for the serotyping of an isolate. Infected yolk sac preparations were also suitable for serotyping. The panel of monoclonal antibodies was used to serotype 55 mammalian and avian strains. All except five of the strains were successfully serotyped; these five strains are presumed to represent at least two additional serovars. The use of a panel of monoclonal antibodies in the indirect microimmunofluorescence test provides a rapid and reliable method for serotyping new isolates. Monoclonal antibodies to new serovars can easily be added to the panel.
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- A A Andersen
- National Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010
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Andersen AA. Comparison of avian Chlamydia psittaci isolates by restriction endonuclease analysis and serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:244-9. [PMID: 1848867 PMCID: PMC269747 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.2.244-249.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Avian Chlamydia psittaci isolates were examined by restriction endonuclease analysis and serovar-specific monoclonal antibodies and compared with ovine abortion and polyarthritis isolates. The avian isolates were divided into four serovars (turkey, psittacine, pigeon, and duck) based on their reactivity to the monoclonal antibodies. The DNA digest patterns were similar across the four avian serovars; most bands were identical when the isolates were tested with PstI, BamHI, and EcoRI restriction endonuclease enzymes. The turkey group restriction endonuclease analysis patterns were distinguished from those of the other avian strains by three to four band differences with all enzymes. The duck and pigeon isolates showed only minor DNA pattern differences when compared with the psittacine isolates. Four psittacine isolates from various locations in Texas had an extra band with the EcoRI restriction enzyme, suggesting that they were from a common source; however, they were indistinguishable from the other psittacine isolates when examined with the monoclonal antibodies. The avian isolates were distinctly different from either abortion or polyarthritis isolates by both restriction endonuclease analysis and monoclonal antibody analysis. The data demonstrate that the avian isolates form a distinct group or separate biovar with at least four serovars.
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- A A Andersen
- Avian Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa 50010
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McClenaghan M, Inglis NF, Herring AJ. Comparison of isolates of Chlamydia psittaci of ovine, avian and feline origin by analysis of polypeptide profiles from purified elementary bodies. Vet Microbiol 1991; 26:269-78. [PMID: 2024446 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(91)90020-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The single species Chlamydia psittaci is a diverse grouping which contains several different types of chlamydial strain for which there is no generally accepted typing method. The results obtained when profiles of polypeptides from purified elementary bodies are compared are consistent with type designations obtained using other criteria. However, the method still requires large scale culture and extensive purification of the chlamydial cells.
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Buzoni-Gatel D, Bernard F, Andersen A, Rodolakis A. Protective effect of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies against abortion in mice infected by Chlamydia psittaci. Vaccine 1990; 8:342-6. [PMID: 2396474 DOI: 10.1016/0264-410x(90)90092-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The role of antibody in preventing placental and fetal infection by Chlamydia psittaci was studied in mice. Pregnant mice were passively immunized with polyclonal sera or monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) at day 11 of gestation. The mice were intravenously challenged the following day with the virulent AB7 ovine abortion strain of C. psittaci. Mice were either killed on day 16 of gestation to determine placental and fetal chlamydial infection levels or were permitted to have and raise their young until 8 days old for comparison of survival rates. Immune sera produced a decrease in both placental and fetal infection and reduced the number of young dying in utero or shortly after birth. Polyclonal sera to the highly invasive AB7 and AB4 strains or to the invasive 1B strain were more effective than serum to the invasive AB13 strain. The B577/F3 and B577/A11 monoclonal antibodies gave almost complete protection, with only low levels of placental infection and no detectable fetal infection or decrease in survival rate. The study demonstrates that immune sera and type-specific mAbs can passively transfer resistance to placental and fetal colonization and to abortion and fetal loss in mice intravenously challenged with P. psittaci.
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- D Buzoni-Gatel
- INRA, Station de Pathologie de la Reproduction, Nouzilly, France
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Puy H, Fuentes V, Eb F, Orfila J. Immunological specificity of monoclonal antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci ovine abortion strain. Immunol Lett 1990; 23:217-21. [PMID: 2307492 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(90)90195-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Fifty-one monoclonal antibodies were prepared by two different techniques against Chlamydia psittaci strain A22 isolated from an ovine abortion. These antibodies were tested for reactivity by the indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique with eleven reference Chlamydia strains (nine C. psittaci, one Chlamydia trachomatis and one Chlamydia pneumoniae). Four classes of specificity were recognized for monoclonal antibodies: genus, species, subspecies and type specificity. The type-specific monoclonal antibodies were non-reactive with ovine arthritis isolates. Twenty monoclonal antibodies were specific for two mammalian strains: ovine abortion A22 and K mouse. Some monoclonal antibodies were reactive with C. pneumoniae strains and non-reactive with C. trachomatis strains. All these monoclonal antibodies were very useful for improving the diagnosis of chlamydial infection, the antigenic analysis and the serotyping of C. psittaci.
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- H Puy
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Immunologie Générale, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Amiens, France
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Herring A, Tan T, Baxter S, Inglis N, Dunbar S. Sequence analysis of the major outer membrane protein gene of an ovine abortion strain ofChlamydia psittaci. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1989. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03614.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mondesire RR, Maclean IW, Shewen PE, Winston SE. Identification of genus-specific epitopes on the outer membrane complexes of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci immunotypes 1 and 2. Infect Immun 1989; 57:2914-8. [PMID: 2474507 PMCID: PMC313549 DOI: 10.1128/iai.57.9.2914-2918.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies were used to study the immunogenic and antigenic characteristics of chlamydiae. We focused on the most predominant proteins in the outer membrane complex, the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) and the doublet consisting of proteins of 57 and 62 kilodaltons (57-62 kDa doublet). Immunoblot analyses were performed with chlamydial elementary bodies by using (i) immune sera from sheep which had undergone a recent episode of abortion due to the ovine abortion (OA) strain of C. psittaci, (ii) rabbit hyperimmune anti-C. psittaci (OA) and -C. trachomatis sera, and (iii) monoclonal antibodies to the MOMP of C. trachomatis. The typical pattern of response with polyclonal antisera against heterologous elementary bodies was reactivity with the 57-62 kDa doublet and lipopolysaccharide with weak and sometimes no anti-MOMP activity. Three distinct genus-specific anti-C. trachomatis MOMP monoclonal antibodies showed different patterns of reactivity with the MOMPs of the two immunotypes of C. psittaci and C. trachomatis serovars. Our data confirm the predominance of a genus-specific 57-62 kDa doublet response despite the presence of genus-specific epitopes on the MOMP.
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- R R Mondesire
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Fukushi H, Hirai K. Genetic diversity of avian and mammalian Chlamydia psittaci strains and relation to host origin. J Bacteriol 1989; 171:2850-5. [PMID: 2565333 PMCID: PMC209973 DOI: 10.1128/jb.171.5.2850-2855.1989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Genetic relationships were reported for Chlamydia psittaci derived from psittacine birds, pigeons, turkeys, humans, cats, muskrats, cattle, and sheep and for C. trachomatis, including representative strains of the three biovars, through physical analysis of genomic DNA including DNA fingerprinting with restriction endonuclease SalI, DNA-DNA hybridization in solution with S1 nuclease, and Southern analysis with genomic DNA probes. A total of 26 strains were divided into four groups of C. psittaci and two groups of C. trachomatis, on the basis of DNA fingerprints. The six groups of Chlamydia spp. were related to host origin: two avian groups (Av1 and Av2), one feline and muskrat group (Fe1), one ruminant group (Ru1), one C. trachomatis biovars trachoma and lymphogranuloma group (CtHu), and one C. trachomatis mouse biovar group (CtMo), although an ovine abortion strain belonged to the avian group Av2. DNA-DNA hybridization assay and Southern analysis with genomic DNA probes indicated three DNA homology groups in the genus Chlamydia: an avian-feline group (groups Av1, Av2, and Fe1), a ruminant group (group Ru1), and a C. trachomatis group (groups CtHu and CtMo). Furthermore, the Southern analysis indicated that the homologous sequences (DNA homology of at least 14%) within the avian-feline group were distributed along the whole genome, whereas the homologous sequences (DNA homology of less than 24%) among the three DNA homology groups were localized in distinct regions of the genome DNA. These results suggest that Chlamydia spp. are derived from a common ancestor and have diverged into various groups showing restricted host ranges as a natural characteristic and that the species C. psittaci should be differentiated into groups related to host origin and DNA homology.
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- H Fukushi
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan
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Fukushi H, Hirai K. Immunochemical diversity of the major outer membrane protein of avian and mammalian Chlamydia psittaci. J Clin Microbiol 1988; 26:675-80. [PMID: 3366861 PMCID: PMC266408 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.4.675-680.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Immunochemical properties of the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) of 16 strains of Chlamydia psittaci isolated from psittacine birds, budgerigars, a pigeon, turkeys, humans, cats, a muskrat, sheep, and cattle and a strain of C. trachomatis, L2/434/Bu, were compared by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by immunoblotting analysis with hyperimmunized rabbit antisera to strains of parrot, turkey, feline, and bovine origin. The MOMPs of the strains showed variation in molecular weights and immunological specificities. Fifteen of the C. psittaci strains were classified into two avian and two mammalian types based on immunological specificity of the MOMP, whereas the other strain was not classified in this study. Immunological classification based on specificity of the MOMP by immunoblotting proved to be a valuable method to classify various strains of C. psittaci.
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- H Fukushi
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan
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