Chlamydophila psittaci
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MICROBIOLOGY
- May appear Gram negative, spherical, (0.4-0.6 microns in diameter), an intracellular bacteria.
- Agent of endemic avian chlamydiosis and epizootic outbreaks in mammals.
- Typical epidemiology: birds excrete infectious organisms in discharge from eyes, beaks, excrement.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- May appear Gram negative, spherical, (0.4-0.6 microns in diameter), an intracellular bacteria.
- Agent of endemic avian chlamydiosis and epizootic outbreaks in mammals.
- Typical epidemiology: birds excrete infectious organisms in discharge from eyes, beaks, excrement.
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