Chlamydia muridarum
C. muridarum [Everett et al.,
1999] is a new species created out of the former mouse pneumonitis biovar of C.
trachomatis, which has long been known. The main interest in this species is its
ability to establish experimental infections in mice that, to some extent, mimic
C. trachomatis infections in humans. In particular, inoculation of C. muridarum
into the vagina of mice can give rise to both lower and upper genital tract
infection. In the latter case, as in humans, infertility may arise as a result
of bilateral scarring of the oviducts.
[MEW] March 2002
References
Everett, K.D., Bush, R. M. and Andersen, A. A., 1999. Emended
description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam.
Nov. and Simkania fam.nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised
taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and fire new
species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int. J. Syst.
Bacteriol. 49: 415-440.
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