Microbiota composition of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) ocular and urogenital sites, and their association with Chlamydia infection and disease

Abstract Disease caused by Chlamydia pecorum is characterised by ocular and urogenital infections that can lead to blindness and infertility in koalas. However, koalas that are infected with C. pecorum do not always progress to disease. In other host systems, the influence of the microbiota has been...

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Main Authors: Miranda E. Vidgen, Jonathan Hanger, Peter Timms
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/665561f2c3a24b63a84d6074190ea79b
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