Parachlamydia spp. and related Chlamydia-like organisms and bovine abortion

Nicole Borel; Silke Ruhl; Nicola Casson; Carmen Kaiser; Andreas Pospischil; Gilbert Greub

doi:10.3201/eid1312.070655

Parachlamydia spp. and related Chlamydia-like organisms and bovine abortion

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;13(12):1904-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1312.070655.

Authors

Nicole Borel¹, Silke Ruhl, Nicola Casson, Carmen Kaiser, Andreas Pospischil, Gilbert Greub

Affiliation

¹ University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Abstract

Chlamydophila abortus and Waddlia chondrophila cause abortion in ruminants. We investigated the role of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae in bovine abortion. Results of immunohistochemical analyses were positive in 30 (70%) of 43 placentas from which Chlamydia-like DNA was amplified, which supports the role of Parachlamydia spp. in bovine abortion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Abortion, Veterinary / microbiology*
Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
Chlamydiales / isolation & purification*
DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Placenta / microbiology
Pregnancy

Substances

DNA, Bacterial