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Journal Article
Free-living and captive turtles and tortoises as carriers of new Chlamydia spp
2017
Overview
A variety of Chlamydia species belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family have been reported in reptilian hosts but scarce data about their occurrence in turtles and tortoises are available. In this study, research was conducted to acquire information on invasive alien species (IAS) of turtles and indigenous turtles and tortoises, living both free and in captivity, as possible reservoirs of Chlamydiaceae. Analysis of specimens (pharyngeal and cloacal swabs and tissues) from 204 turtles and tortoises revealed an overall Chlamydiaceae prevalence of 18.3% and 28.6% among free-living and captive animals respectively, with variable levels of shedding. Further testing conducted with a species-specific real-time PCR and microarray test was unsuccessful. Subsequently sequencing was applied to genotype the Chlamydiaceae-positive samples. Almost the full lengths of the 16S rRNA and ompA genes as well as the 16S-23S intergenic spacer (IGS) and 23S rRNA domain I were obtained for 14, 20 and 8 specimens respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA amplicons revealed two distinct branches. Group 1 (10 specimens), specific to freshwater turtles and reported here for the first time, was most closely related to Chlamydia (C.) pneumoniae strains and the newly described Candidatus C. sanzinia. Group 2 (four specimens), detected in Testudo spp. samples, showed highest homology to C. pecorum strains but formed a separate sub-branch. Finally, molecular analysis conducted on positive samples together with their geographical distribution in places distant from each other strongly suggest that Group 1 specimens correspond to a new species in the Chlamydiaceae family. In-depth studies of Chlamydia spp. from turtles and tortoises are needed to further characterise these atypical strains and address arising questions about their pathogenicity and zoonotic potential.
Publisher
Public Library of Science,Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subject
/ Cattle
/ Chlamydia - isolation & purification
/ Ecology and Environmental Sciences
/ Genotype
/ Homology
/ Medicine and Health Sciences
/ Pharynx
/ Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
/ RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
/ RNA, Ribosomal, 23S - genetics
/ rRNA 16S
/ rRNA 23S
/ Sexually transmitted diseases
/ Shedding
/ Sheep
/ STD
/ Studies
/ Testudo
/ Tissues
/ Turtles
/ Zoonoses
