Lecture 19- Obligate Intracellular Pathogens Flashcards
Characteristics of Chlamydia
Obligate intracellular
Epithelial cell parasite
Zoonotic
Dimorphic Chlamydia life cycle
Intracellular replicating (reticulate body)
Extracellular non-replicating (elementary body)
Which Chlamydia life stage is infectious?
Elementaary body
What disease is caused by Chlamydia psittaci
avian chlamydiosis, ornithosis, psittacosis
Signs of Chlamydia psittaci infection
Hepatomegaly, splenomegaly
How to treat obligate intracellular pathogens
Tetracycline
What species is chlamydia abortus found in?
Ruminants
Disease caused by Chlamydia pecorum
Polyarthritis (stiff lamb disease)
Sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis
Abortion
Disease caused by Chlamydia felis
Feline pneumonitis
Disease caused by Coxiella burnetii
Q fever
Disease caused by Richettsia rickettsia
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Disease caused by Anaplamsa phagocytophilum
Canine granulocytis erlichiosis
Disease caused by Anaplasma platys
infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia
Disease caused by anaplasma marginale
anaplasmosis in ruminants
Disease caused by Erlichia canis
Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis