Bacteria Genomes - CHLAMYDOPHILA CAVIAE

Chlamydophila caviae (formerly classified as Chlamydia psittaci) causes eye infections in guinea pigs and is used to study the human pathogen that causes venereal disease, Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydophila caviae is a Gram-negative bacterium and is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen belonging to the order Chlamydiales, which currently comprises four families. They are Chlamydiaceae, Parachlamydiaceae, Simkaniaceae and Waddliaceae.

Chlamydophila caviae is the causative agent for guinea pig conjunctivitis.

Chlamydophila caviae has the most complete tryptophan metabolism of any of the Chlamydiaceae.

Hierarchy Description:

Genus: Chlamydophila
Species: cavia
Strain: GPIC
Genome accession number: AE015925 [AE016994-AE016997]
EMBL reference Medline reference
Taxonomy: 227941

References:

Nucleic Acids Res 31 (8):2134-47 (2003)
http://www.goldenvetlab.co.za/chlamidia.htm
http://www.chlamydiae.com/