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Chlamydophila pneumonia (TWAR) is a recently recognized third species of the genus Chlamydia that causes acute respiratory disease. The strain name TWAR was derived from the first conjunctival and respiratory isolates of the species (TW-183 and AR-39) | Chlamydophila pneumonia (TWAR) is a recently recognized third species of the genus Chlamydia that causes acute respiratory disease. The strain name TWAR was derived from the first conjunctival and respiratory isolates of the species (TW-183 and AR-39) [[#References|[1]]] | ||
==Pathogenesis== | ==Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 26 July 2015
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Order = Chlamydiales
| Family = Chlamydiaceae
| Genus = Chlamydia
| Species = Chlamydia pneumoniae
|NCBI: Taxonomy Genome: Genome|}
Description
Chlamydophila pneumonia (TWAR) is a recently recognized third species of the genus Chlamydia that causes acute respiratory disease. The strain name TWAR was derived from the first conjunctival and respiratory isolates of the species (TW-183 and AR-39) [1]
Pathogenesis
Infectious Dose, Incubation, Colonization
Transmission
Clinical Presentation
Symptoms
Morbidity
Associated Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease
Atherosclerosis
Treatment
Prevention
Host Immune Response
Damage Response Framework
References
References
Created by Erika Cummings, a student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
