Absence of Chlamydia-like organisms in pigs

M. Van Gils; S. Aeby; D. Vanrompay; G. Greub

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.007

New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2015)

Absence of Chlamydia-like organisms in pigs

M. Van Gils,
S. Aeby,
D. Vanrompay,
G. Greub

Affiliations

M. Van Gils: Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Laboratory for Immunology and Animal Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium
S. Aeby: Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
D. Vanrompay: Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Laboratory for Immunology and Animal Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium
G. Greub: Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.007
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. C
pp. 31 – 32

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Porcine reproductive failure, especially abortion, causes significant economic loss in the pig industry. Waddlia chondrophila and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae are potential abortigenic agents for pigs. Therefore, we investigated the presence of these two Chlamydia-like organisms in abortion-related samples originating from Belgian pig farms. All investigated samples remained negative.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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