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Infections in koala: references

Bodetti T. J. & Timms, P. (2000). Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA and antigen in the circulating mononuclear cell fractions of humans and koalas. Infect Immun 68: 2744-2747. Full article

Cockram, F.A. and Jackson, A.R.B., 1981. Keratoconjunctivitis of the koala bear caused by chlamydial agents. J. Wildlife Dis. 17: 497. [NB The koala is a marsupial, NOT a bear ]

Coles K.A, Timms P, Smith D.W (2001). Koala biovar of Chlamydia pneumoniae infects human and koala monocytes and induces increased uptake of lipids in vitro. Infect Immun 69: 7894-7897.

Girjes, A.A., Hugall, A.F., Timms, P. and Lavin, M.F., 1988. Two distinct forms of Chlamydia psittaci associated with disease and infertility in Phascolarctos cinereus (koala). Infect. Immun. 56: 1897-1900.

Girjes, A.A., Hugall, A., Graham, D.M., McCaul, T.F. and Lavin, M.F., 1993. Comparison of type I and type II Chlamydia psittaci strains infecting koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Vet. Microbiol. 37: 65-83.

Glassick, T., Giffard, P. and Timms, P., 1996. Outer membrane protein 2 gene sequences indicate that Chlamydia pecorum and Chlamydia pneumoniae cause infections in koalas. System. Appl. Microbiol. 19: 457-464.

Jackson, M., Giffard, P. and Timms, P., 1997. Outer membrane protein A gene sequencing demonstrates the polyphyletic nature of koala C. pecorum isolates.Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 20: 187-200.

Jackson, M., White, N., Giffard, P. and Timms, P., 1999. Epizootiology of Chlamydia infections in two free-range koala populations. Vet. Microbiol. 65: 255-264.

Martin, J.L. and Cross, G.F., 1996. Chlamydial infection in selected koala populations in Victoria, Australia. In: Proceedings of the European Society for Chlamydia Research, vol 4. Stary, A. (ed.). Societa Editrice Escalapio, Bologna, Italy, p120.

Studdert, J.J., 1976. Chlamydial diseases of small animals. In: Infectious Diseases in the Twilight Zone. Proc. No 27. Course for Veterinarians. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, pp. 252-253

Timms, P., Eaves, F.W., Girjes, A.A. and Lavin, M.F., 1988. Comparison of Chlamydia psittaci isolates by restriction endonuclease and DNA probe analyses. Infect. Immun. 56: 287-290.

Timms, P., Jackson, M., Glassick, T. and Giffard, P., 1996. Phylogenetic diversity of chlamydial strains (C. pecorum and C. pneumoniae) infecting koalas. In: Proceedings of the European Society for Chlamydia Research, vol 4. Stary, A. (ed.). Societa Editrice Escalapio, Bologna, Italy, p119.

Wardrop, S., Fowler, A., O’Callaghan, P., Giffard, P. and Timms, P., 1999. Characterisation of the koala biovar of Chlamydia pneumoniae at four gene loci. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 22: 22-27.

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