A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
C. abortus (previously Chlamydia psittaci) - associated with abortion following contact with infected ruminants
C. pneumoniae(previously Chlamydia pneumoniae) - associated with chest infection - tetracycline reported as therapeutic agent - infections in humans associated with biovar TWAR
C. psittaci (previously Chlamydia psittaci) - agent of psittacosis, a zoonosis from birds - tetracycline reported as therapeutic agent
References - Everett, K.D.E., Bush, R.M., Andersen, A.A. (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. Int. J. syst. Bact. 49, 415-440.
