Chlamydia felis

Chlamydia felis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Chlamydiota
Class:	Chlamydiia
Order:	Chlamydiales
Family:	Chlamydiaceae
Genus:	Chlamydia
Species:	C. felis
Binomial name
	Chlamydia felis; (Everett et al. 1999) Sachse et al. 2015
Synonyms
	Chlamydophila felis Everett et al., 1999; Chlamydia psittaci var. felis;

Chlamydia felis is a Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen that infects cats.^[2] It is endemic among domestic cats worldwide, primarily causing inflammation of feline conjunctiva, rhinitis and respiratory problems. C. felis can be recovered from the stomach and reproductive tract. Zoonotic infection of humans with C. felis has been reported. Strains FP Pring and FP Cello have an extrachromosomal plasmid, whereas the FP Baker strain does not. FP Cello produces lethal disease in mice, whereas the FP Baker does not. An attenuated FP Baker strain, and an attenuated 905 strain, are used as live vaccines for cats.

^ Everett KD, Bush RM, Andersen AA (April 1999). "Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 Pt 2 (2): 415–40. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-415. PMID 10319462. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
^ Azuma Y, Hirakawa H, Yamashita A, Cai Y, Rahman MA, Suzuki H, et al. (February 2006). "Genome sequence of the cat pathogen, Chlamydophila felis". DNA Research. 13 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1093/dnares/dsi027. PMID 16766509.

[EverettBush1999-1] Everett KD, Bush RM, Andersen AA (April 1999). "Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 Pt 2 (2): 415–40. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-2-415. PMID 10319462. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2018-12-29.

[:13-2] Azuma Y, Hirakawa H, Yamashita A, Cai Y, Rahman MA, Suzuki H, et al. (February 2006). "Genome sequence of the cat pathogen, Chlamydophila felis". DNA Research. 13 (1): 15–23. doi:10.1093/dnares/dsi027. PMID 16766509.

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