Investigating and identifying Chlamydia psittaci in asymptomatic and symptomatic domestic dogs in middle province of Iran | Zendy

Mehdi Moradi Sarmeidani | Zendy; Payman Keihani | Zendy; Peyman Rezaei | Zendy; Hassan Momtaz | Zendy; Sohrab Heidari | Zendy

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Investigating and identifying Chlamydia psittaci in asymptomatic and symptomatic domestic dogs in middle province of Iran

Author(s) -

Mehdi Moradi Sarmeidani,

Payman Keihani,

Peyman Rezaei,

Hassan Momtaz,

Sohrab Heidari

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

al-mağallaẗ al-ʻirāqiyyaẗ li-l-ʻulūm al-bayṭariyyaẗ/iraqi journal of veterinary sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2071-1255

pISSN - 1607-3894

DOI - 10.33899/ijvs.2017.145603

Subject(s) - chlamydia psittaci , chlamydiae , veterinary medicine , asymptomatic , biology , medicine , virology , chlamydia trachomatis , pathology , chlamydia , immunology

C. psittaci is one of the dog’s pathogen which can cause respiratory disorders in various hosts and human beings. Chlamydiae are obligatory interacellular bacteria which belong to Chlamydiales. Conjunctival and pharyngeal swabs were taken from 50 captive dogs presented at veterinary clinics of Isfahan and Shahrekord to determine the percentage of infection and prevalence of C. Psittaci in domestic dogs. Samples were collected during 2014 from a total of 7 different breeds of dog; 1-German shepherd 2-Terrier 3Mixed Poodle 4-Doberman pinscher 5-Persian sheepdog 6Siberian husky 7-Pekingese breeds were sampled. The molecular PCR method was used to detect this microorganism in captive dogs and C. psittaci was detected in 9 (18%) of them.

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