Query: NC_017289:834781 Chlamydophila psittaci 01DC11 chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Chlamydia psittaci; Chlamydia; Chlamydiaceae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiae; Bacteria
General Information: This organism was previously called Rickettsia psittaci, Chlamydia psittaci or Ehrlichia psittaci. Usually these type of human infections occur when in close contact with infected birds (poultry workers, pet owners), although instances of person to person transmission have been found.
Subject: NC_005043:1143557 Chlamydophila pneumoniae TW-183, complete genome
Lineage: Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chlamydia; Chlamydiaceae; Chlamydiales; Chlamydiae; Bacteria
General Information: An ocular isolate first isolated in 1965 from a child's conjunctiva (the membranes lining the eyelid) during a trachoma vaccine trial in Taiwan. However, it naturally causes respiratory rather than ocular infections. Causes respiratory infections in people. Bacteria belonging to the Chlamydiales group are obligate intracellular parasites of eukaryotic cells. They are found within vertebrates, invertebrate cells, and amoebae hosts. Chlamydiae are one of the commonest causes of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and if left untreated may cause infertility in women. They are transmitted by direct contact or aerosols, and can cause various diseases, while also being able to coexist with the host in an apparently asymptomatic state.