TY - JOUR AU - Borel, Nicole AU - Ruhl, Silke AU - Casson, Nicola AU - Kaiser, Carmen AU - Pospischil, Andreas AU - Greub, Gilbert T1 - Parachlamydia spp. and Related Chlamydia-like Organisms and Bovine Abortion T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 1904 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Chlamydophila abortus and Waddlia chondrophila cause abortion in ruminants. We investigated the role of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae in bovine abortion. Results of immunohistochemical analyses were positive in 30 (70%) of 43 placentas from which Chlamydia-like DNA was amplified, which supports the role of Parachlamydia spp. in bovine abortion. KW - Obligate intracellular bacteria KW - chlamydia KW - chlamydia-like organisms KW - chlamydia-related bacteria KW - Chlamydiales KW - pathogenicity KW - dispatch KW - Switzerland DO - 10.3201/eid1312.070655 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0655_article ER - End of Reference