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chlamydia

[kluh-mid-ee-uh] / kləˈmɪd i ə /


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Chlamydia is not uncommon in other animals – koalas are suspected to have first caught it from livestock – but the spread and intensity of the disease amongst the marsupials is unmatched.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Researchers have identified a 'guard mechanism' for a protein which attacks microbes in infected cells, opening the possibility of new treatments for Toxoplasma, Chlamydia, Tuberculosis and even cancer.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Figure 22.13 Chlamydia, Spirochetes, Cyanobacteria, and Gram-positive bacteria are described in this table.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Through testing of sick and deceased birds, they have determined that this outbreak was not primarily caused by Salmonella, Chlamydia, avian influenza virus, West Nile virus or a few other pathogens that commonly afflict birds.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021

The first, Chlamydia pecorum, is causing a vast majority of health problems in Queensland’s koalas; the second, C. pneumoniae, is less common.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012




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