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| Domain: Bacteria; Phylum: Chlamydiae; Order: Chlamydiales; Family: Chlamydiaceae; Genus: Chlamydophila; Species: caviae (1)
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| (The family Chlamydiaceae contains two genera, Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia. (2))
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| Description and Significance
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| Chlamydophila caviae is a rod-shaped organism that causes inclusion conjunctivitis in guinea pigs; inflammation of the eyelid is a result of infection. (2) The diameter of this Chlamydiae organism is approximately 0.25 to 0.8 micrometers long. It was isolated from infected guinea pigs. (5) Chlamydophila caviae is a Gram-negative strain (5) with an outer membrane that lacks peptidoglycan. (6) These organisms are intracellular parasites that inhabit eukaryotic cells. (2) Chlamydophila caviae rely on their hosts for energy and nutrients; (5) they receive nucleotides, lipids, and amino acids from their hosts. (7)
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Revision as of 00:30, 5 June 2007
