Conjunctivitis associated with Chlamydia pecorum in three koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Oliver Funnell, Lynley Johnson, Lucy Woolford, Wayne Boardman, Adam Polkinghorne, David J. McLelland
Abstract
Oliver Funnell, Lynley Johnson, Lucy Woolford, Wayne Boardman, Adam Polkinghorne, David J. McLelland
Abstract
Chlamydiosis is a significant factor contributing to the decline of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations in Australia but has not previously been reported in South Australia. We describe conjunctivitis in three wild koalas from South Australia, with Chlamydia pecorum identified by quantitative PCR.
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Chlamydiosis is a significant factor contributing to the decline of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations in Australia but has not previously been reported in South Australia. We describe conjunctivitis in three wild koalas from South Australia, with Chlamydia pecorum identified by quantitative PCR.
Key concepts: Phascolarctos cinereus, Chlamydia, Biology, Chlamydiaceae, Chlamydial infection, Geography, Zoology, Medicine