Isolation of a New Chlamydia species from the Feral Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus): Chlamydia ibidis

PLoS One. 2013 Sep 20;8(9):e74823. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074823. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Investigations conducted on feral African Sacred Ibises (Threskiornisaethiopicus) in western France led to the isolation of a strain with chlamydial genetic determinants. Ultrastructural analysis, comparative sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, ompA, and of a concatenate of 31 highly conserved genes, as well as determination of the whole genome sequence confirmed the relatedness of the new isolate to members of the Chlamydiaceae, while, at the same time demonstrating a unique position outside the currently recognized species of this family. We propose to name this new chlamydial species Chlamydiaibidis .

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics*
  • Birds / microbiology*
  • Chlamydia / classification
  • Chlamydia / genetics
  • Chlamydia / isolation & purification*
  • Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / microbiology
  • Chlamydia Infections / veterinary*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • OMPA outer membrane proteins