A molecular survey of Chlamydia spp. infection in commercial poultry and detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in a commercial turkey flock in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chlamydiaceae are a group of gram-negative intracellular bacteria which can infect a wide variety of hosts. Some chlamydial agents are capable of crossing the host barrier and though they are potentially a risk to very different species. They also pose a zoonotic risk for human and different chlamydial agents are linked to several medical maladies.

Objectives

In this study, the presence of chlamydial agents in different commercial poultry flocks in Iran was investigated.

Methods

Swab and tissue samples were collected from 435 birds in 24 different commercial poultry flocks. These samples were examined using a Chlamydiaceae-specific real-time PCR assay targeting 23S rRNA gene. Positive samples then were subjected to intergenic spacer rRNA (IGS) gene and majo

SUBMITTER: Hashemian SMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10508571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature