MULTI LOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING OF CHLAMYDIA REVEALS AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI GENOTYPES AND HOST SPECIES.

Multi locus sequence typing of Chlamydia reveals an association between Chlamydia psittaci genotypes and host species.

Chlamydia comprises a group of obligate intracellular bacterial parasites responsible for a variety of diseases in humans and animals, including several zoonoses.Chlamydia trachomatis causes diseases such as trachoma, urogenital infection and lymphogranuloma venereum with severe morbidity.Chlamydia pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired

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