Journal article
Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction to correlate Chlamydia pecorum infectious load with ocular, urinary and reproductive tract disease in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol.89(10), pp.409-412
2011
Abstract
Complex interactions between Chlamydia pecorum infection, the immune response and disease exist in the koala. We used quantitative polymerase chain reaction to investigate the relationship between C. pecorum infectious load and ocular and urogenital tract disease. Chlamydia pecorum shedding was generally higher in animals with chronic, active disease than in animals with inactive disease. The absence of ocular disease was generally associated with low levels of shedding, but relatively high levels of shedding in the urogenital tract were detected in some koalas without clinical disease signs. These results suggest a complex disease pathogenesis and clinical course in C. pecorum-infected koalas.
Details
- Title
- Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction to correlate Chlamydia pecorum infectious load with ocular, urinary and reproductive tract disease in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
- Authors
- C Wan (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJ Loader (Author) - Australian Wildlife Hospital - Australia ZooJon Hanger (Author) - Australian Wildlife Hospital - Australia ZooK W Beagley (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyPeter Timms (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyAdam Polkinghorne (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Australian Veterinary Journal, Vol.89(10), pp.409-412
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00827.x
- ISSN
- 0005-0423; 0005-0423
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449052902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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