Parachlamydiaceae: potential emerging pathogens.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_BD6FBE03DCDD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Parachlamydiaceae: potential emerging pathogens.
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
Author(s)
Greub G., Raoult D.
ISSN
1080-6040 (Print)
ISSN-L
1080-6040
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2002
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
8
Number
6
Pages
625-630
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Parachlamydiaceae, which naturally infect amoebae, form a sister taxon to the Chlamydiaceae on the basis of the Chlamydia-like cycle of replication and 80% to 90% homology of ribosomal RNA genes. Because intra-amoebal growth could increase the virulence of some intracellular bacteria, Parachlamydiaceae may be pathogenic. Arguments supporting a pathogenic role are that Chlamydia pneumoniae, a well-recognized agent of pneumonia, was shown to infect free-living amoebae and that another member of the Chlamydiales, Simkania negevensis, which has 88% homology with Parachlamydia acanthamoebae, has caused pneumonia in adults and acute bronchiolitis in infants. The recent identification of a 16S rRNA gene sequence of a Parachlamydiaceae from bronchoalveolar lavage is additional evidence supporting potential for pathogenicity.
Keywords
Acanthamoeba/microbiology, Acanthamoeba/ultrastructure, Animals, Chlamydiales/growth & development, Chlamydiales/pathogenicity, Chlamydiales/ultrastructure, Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology, Humans, Phylogeny, Water Microbiology, Water Supply
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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